Dear friends of the Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival,

It is with a heavy heart I inform you the 2020 Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival has been called off due to the impact of COVID-19.

As many of you will know, the intimate nature of the festival is one of its biggest drawcards, with audiences and artists sharing unique experiences in the exquisite, but often cosy heritage buildings of the northern Tasmanian midlands.

With uncertainty surrounding social distancing requirements, we unfortunately could not see a way to guarantee this magic was retained.

Combined with all our wonderful overseas artists not being able to travel, and not knowing the full impact of travel restrictions on our audience, the difficult decision to call off the festival was made.

Rest assured, we are now working out how to make next year’s festival even more special and hope you can be with us then to celebrate. The dates in 2021 are Friday 22 – Sunday 24 October.

In the meantime, please keep your love of chamber music alive, and please continue to support the arts through this pandemic however you can.

Kind regards

Allanah Dopson