Current Donors
The ACO pays tribute to all of our generous donors who support our many activities, including our National and International touring, recordings, our National Education Program and Emerging Artists Program.
This year, our donors have generously contributed to our new Emerging Artists Program, which focuses on the development of young Australian musicians. This initiative is pivotal in securing the future of the ACO and we are extremely grateful for the support that we receive.
Emerging Artist Patrons and Education Patrons
$10,000 +
Mr Robert Albert AO & Mrs Libby Albert
Mr Michael Ball AM & Mrs Daria Ball
Steven Bardy
Cart Sea Pty Ltd
John & Patti David
Pamela Duncan
John Grill
Mrs Janet L Holmes à Court AC
Miss Nancy Kimpton
Prudence MacLeod
Christine Rothauser
Ian Wallace & Kay Freedman
Peter Weiss AM
W & A Johnson Family Foundation
Robert Whyte
Anonymous (1)
Direttore
$5,000 - $9,999
Mr Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM & Mrs Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis
The Belalberi Foundation
Liz Cacciottolo & Walter Lewin
Elizabeth & Nicholas Callinan
Ross & Rona Clarke
Rowena Danziger & Ken Coles
Ian & Caroline Frazer
Mr & Mrs E C Gray
Leslie & Ginny Green
Maurice Green AM & Christina Green
Melbourne Community Foundation - Ballandry (Peter Griffin Family) Fund
Susan Harte
Brendan & Bee Hopkins
Roger Massy-Greene & Belinda Hutchinson
Lorraine Logan
Hon Dr Kemeri Murray AO
Rob & Helen Rich
John Rickard
Paul Salteri
Ian Wilcox & Mary Kostakidis
Anonymous (2)
Maestro
$2,500 - $4,999
Michael Ahrens
Mr LH & Mrs MC Ainsworth
Jane Allen
David & Rekha Arnott
Will & Dorothy Bailey Bequest
Virginia Berger
Cam & Helen Carter
Suellen & Ron Enestrom
Bridget Faye AM
David C Franks
Tony & Chris Froggatt
Andrew & Hiroko Gwinnett
Don Hart
Lindi & John Hopkins
Stephen & Michele Johns
Keith Kerridge
Eleni & Bob Longwell
Marianna & Tony O'Sullivan
Stephen & Barbara Penfold
Jennifer Rose-Innes
Richard Sheppard
Ralph Ward-Ambler AM & Barbara Ward-Ambler
Geoff Wilson
Anonymous (6)
Virtuoso
$1,000 - $2,499
Annette Adair
Peter & Cathy Aird
Rae & David Allen
Andrew Andersons
Design by Sergio Pty Ltd
Sibilla Baer
Doug & Alison Battersby
Ruth Bell
Victoria Beresin
Patricia Blau
Jessica Block
Sally Bufé
Mark Burrows & Juliet Ashworth
Jane Button
Bruce Caldwell
Highlife magazine, Bowral
Sandra Cassell
Alex & Elizabeth Chernov
Caroline & Robert Clemente
John Colvin
Leith & Darrel Conybeare
K Croft
Betty Crouchley
June Danks
John & Gloria Darroch
Dr Michael & Mrs Wendy Davis
Christopher & Kathryn Dibden
Kate Dixon
Ari & Lisa Droga
Professor Dexter Dunphy
Rodney Beech & Mariee Durkin-Beech
Peter Evans
Mark Fabian
H E Fairfax
Ian Fenwicke
Elizabeth Finnegan
Graham & Nancy Fox
Anne & Justin Gardener
Aiko Goto
Warren Green
Julia Gross
Nereda Hanlon & Michael Hanlon AM
Elizabeth & Peter Harbison
Christine & Michael Harris
Patagonian Enterprises Pty Ltd
Peter & Ann Hollingworth
Stanley & Carrie Howard
Mary Hughes
Phillip Isaacs OAM
David Iverach
Warren & Joan Johns
D & I Kallinikos
Katz Family Foundation
Peter & Liz Kelly
John Landers & Linda Sweeny
Ann Lewis AO
D J Lockie
Bronwyn & Andrew Lumsden
Alison & Malcolm Mackinnon
Mr Greg & Mrs Jan Marsh
David McEvoy
Brian & Helen McFadyen
Fran & Tony Meagher
P J Miller
Katrina Moore
Dr Geoffrey Mottershead
Gregory I C Nelson
Jennie & Ivor Orchard
Gerard Byrne & Donna O'Sullivan
Michael & Sandra Paul
The Purcell Family
Ralph & Ruth Renard
Mark Renehan
Warwick & Jeanette Richmond In Memory of Andrew Richmond
Prof A W Roberts AM
Harry & Leigh Rundle
D N Sanders
Tony Shepherd
Ms Carol Sisson
Brian Snape AM & Diana Snape
Maria Sola & Malcolm Douglas
Ezekiel Solomon
Charles Su & Emily Lo
Leslie C Thiess
Alden Toevs & Judi Wolf
Richard Tognetti
Michael & Eleonora Triguboff
Colin & Joanne Trumble
Ngaire Turner
Satu Vanska
Kay Vernon
Marion Wells
Randal Williams
Audrey & Michael Wilson
Sir Robert Woods
Anonymous (17)
Concertino
$500 - $999
Antoinette Ackermann
A Annand
Jan Arnott
Marlyn & Peter Bancroft OAM
Greg Baxter
Tony Berry
C Bower
D J Brown
Arnaldo Buch
Stephen Chivers
John Clayton
Dr B Clubb
John & Christine Collingwood
M Crane
Diana & Ian Curtis
Lindee Dalziell
Anne & Andrew Davidson
Mari Davis
Dr Vanessa de Souza
Jane Diamond
Martin Dolan
John & Suzanne Dougall
In Memory of Raymond Dudley
Prof Peter Ebeling & Mr Gary Plover
M T & R L Elford
Farago Hill Wines
Terry & Patricia Gavaghan
Mirek Generowicz
John & Pat Gerahty
Elisabeth Giddy in memory of John Giddy
Brian Goddard
Colin Golvan SC
Tony & Louella Grattan-Smith
Anthony Grigg & Paul Williamson
Dr I J Hardingham QC
Lesley Harland
Annie Hawker
John Hibbard
Pam & Bill Hughes
Dr & Mrs Michael Hunter
Stephanie & Mike Hutchinson
IT
Philip & Sheila Jacobson
Davina Johnson
Ann Karczub
Mrs Angela Karpin
B & N Kellett
Maureen & Keith Kerridge
Len La Flamme
Alf Lester
Greg Lindsay AO & Jenny Lindsay
Joanne Frederiksen & Paul Lindwall
Sydney & Airdrie Lloyd
Leigh Mackay
Ashley Marshall
Donald C Maxwell
Kim & Shirley McGrath
Judith McKernan
Sharyn Munro
Ian Murray
Gregory & Ann Nelson
J Norman
Graham North
Robin Offler
Graham and Glynn O'Neill
Mary Owyong
Josephine Paech
Anne Page
Deborah Pearson
peckvonhartel architects
Professor David Penington AC
Mr Kevin Phillips
Miss Dorothy Rooney
Michael Ryan
Manfred & Linda Salamon
Garry E Scarf & Morgie Blakill
Jeff Schwartz
Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine
Sherborne Consulting
Edward Simpson
Mr Ted Springett
Helen & Gerald Moylan
Dr Douglas Sturkey CVO AM
Arlene Tansey
Jane Vainsaar
waterproject.org
Pat & John Webb
G C & R Weir
Kristin Williamson
Nick & Helen Withers
Dr Gwen Woodroofe
Michael & Susan Yabsley
Don & Mary Ann Yeats
Ms Di Yeldham
Anonymous (20)
International Patrons
International touring is essential to the ACO, bringing the Orchestra to new audiences winning new friends for Australian music and attracting the world's finest musicians to join the Orchestra.
In 2010, Richard Tognetti will lead an adventurous tour spanning summer festivals in the USA and Europe.
Tour Patrons
Sir Barry Humphries AO CBE
Sir Michael Parkinson CBE
Lead Patrons
$50,000 +
Connie & Craig Kimberley
The Belgiorno-Nettis Family
The Bruce & Joy Reid Foundation
Mrs Janet L Holmes à Court AC
Anonymous (1)
Major Patrons
$20,000 - $49,999
Mr Robert Albert AO & Mrs Libby Albert
Liz Cacciottolo & Walter Lewin
Rowena Danziger & Ken Coles
Mr Peter Hall
Anthony & Sharon Lee
Ian Wallace & Kay Freedman
Ensemble Patrons
$10,000 - $19,999
Mr Bill & Mrs Marissa Best
Jenny & Stephen Charles
Mr & Mrs Robin Crawford
Martin Dickson AM & Susie Dickson
Chris & Tony Froggatt
Ann Gamble Myer
Brendan & Bee Hopkins
PJ Jopling QC
Macquarie Group Foundation
Donald McGauchie
Mr Andrew Messenger
Michael & Eleonora Triguboff
Solo Patrons
$5,000 - $9,999
Robert & Kay Bryan
Ross & Rona Clarke
Wendy Edwards
Chris & Judy Fullerton
Phillip Isaacs OAM
Wayne N Kratzmann
Irene Lee
Justice Jane Matthews AO
Carole & Peter Muller
Craig Ng
Graham J. Rich
Dr Gillian Ritchie
Vivienne Sharpe
Tony Shepherd
John Taberner & Grant Lang
Beverley Trivett
Peter Weiss AM
Anonymous (1)
Patrons
$500 - $4,999
Lord Jeffrey & Lady Archer
Mary Stephen
Jon & Deb Balderstone
Isla Baring
Mr Marc Besen AO and Mrs Eva Besen AO
Morena Buffon & Santo Cilauro
Elizabeth & Nicholas Callinan
Edmund Capon
Joan Clemenger
Mr & Mrs R L Clifford
Paul Cochrane
Ann & Bruce Corlett
Brooke Fitzsimons
Ms Kerry Gardner
Alan & Joanna Gemes
Tom Griffith & Adrienne Cahalan
Peeyush & Shubura Gupta
Hugo & Julia Heath
Michael & Anna Joel
Ian Learmonth& Julia Pincus
Sue & Peter Lynch
peckvonhartel architects
Carol Schwartz AM & Alan Schwartz AM
Andrew Sisson
The Earl & Countess of Stradbroke
Joy Anderson & Neil Thomas
Catherina Toh & Anthony Tobin
David Walsh
Peter and Susan Yates
Anonymous (3)