Support the ACO

Philanthropic support is the bedrock upon which the ACO survives and grows.

It enables us to present the concerts you love, deliver our important Learning and Engagement programs, nurture the careers of Australia's most promising young players, and develop new programming streams to connect with new audiences.

Please consider donating today to help bring our vision to life and blaze new trails for future generations.

Individual Giving

Make a donation to an ACO program of your choice and directly support initiatives from equal opportunities in music education to bringing new exciting music to life.

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Gifts in wills

Leaving a gift in your will helps ensure that the artistic excellence which defines the ACO will continue to delight and captivate audiences for years to come.

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Corporate Partnerships

The ACO is proud to partner with leading brands across Australia and the world, who share our commitment to innovation, transformation and excellence.

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AcO Current supporters

Each and every one of our patrons plays a vital role in securing the future of the ACO. We are proud to acknowledge these patrons for their generous support and ongoing dedication to our artistic vision.

ACO Medici Program

MEDICI PATRON
The late Amina Belgiorno-Nettis

PRINCIPAL CHAIRS

Richard Tognetti AO
Artistic Director & Lead Violin
Gaby Kennard
Peter McMullin AM & Ruth McMullin
Andrew & Andrea Roberts
Rosy Seaton & Seumas Dawes

Helena Rathbone
Principal Violin
Rod Cameron & Margaret Gibbs

Satu Vänskä
Principal Violin
David Thomas AM

Stefanie Farrands
peckvonhartel architects –
Robert Peck AM
Yvonne von Hartel AM
Rachel Peck & Marten Peck

Timo-Veikko Valve
Principal Cello
Prof Doug Jones AO & Prof Janet Walker CM

Maxime Bibeau
Principal Double Bass
Darin Cooper Foundation

CORE CHAIRS

Violin
Aiko Goto
Anthony & Sharon Lee Foundation

Ilya Isakovich
Meg Meldrum

Liisa Pallandi
The Melbourne Medical Syndicate

Maja Savnik
Alenka Tindale

Ike See
Ian Lansdown & Tricia Bell

Viola
Elizabeth Woolnough
Terry Campbell AO & Christine Campbell

Core Viola Chair
Barbara and Ralph Ward-Ambler

Cello
Melissa Barnard
Jason & Alexandra Wenderoth

Julian Thompson
The Grist & Stewart Families

GUEST CHAIRS
Brian Nixon
Principal Timpani
Mr Robert Albert AO & Mrs Libby Albert

National Patrons Program

Thank you to all our generous donors who contribute to our Learning & Engagement, Orchestra, Instruments, International Touring and New Works funds.

PATRONS

Daniel Besen
Janet Holmes à Court AC
Louise Myer & Martyn Myer AO
RØDE

$50,000+

Judy Crawford
Rowena Danziger AM in memory of Ken Coles AM
Dr Ian Frazer AC & Mrs Caroline Frazer
Kathryn Greiner AO
Lehrer Family Charitable Foundation
Ian Wilcox & Mary Kostakidis
Anonymous

$20,000 - $49,999

Peter Griffin & Terry Swann Foundation
Philip Bacon AO
The Kedje Foundation
Guido & Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis
Rose Charlton
Richard Cobden SC
Glenn & Caroline Crane
Dr Edward Curry-Hyde & Dr Barbara Messerle
Susie Dickson
Euroz Charitable Foundation
Charles & Cornelia Goode Foundation
John Griffiths & Beth Jackson
Hooper Shaw Foundation
I Kallinikos
Kerry Landman
Julia Pincus & Ian Learmonth
Andrew Liveris AO & Paula Liveris
Lorraine Logan
Patricia Mason & Paul Walker
Peter McMullin AM & Ruth McMullin
Servcorp
Turnbull Foundation
Libby & Nick Wright
Anonymous (4)

$10,000 – $19,999

Mr Robert Albert AO & Mrs Libby Albert
Joanna Baevski
Walter Barda & Thomas O'Neill
Steven Bardy & Andrew Patterson
Barry Batson
Rod Cameron & Margaret Gibbs
Stephen & Jenny Charles
Dee de Bruyn & Michael Dixon
Chris & Tony Froggatt
Cass George
Suzanne Gray
Liz Harbison
Kay Ilett
Key Foundation
The Sun Foundation
Janet Matton AM & Robin Rowe
Julianne Maxwell
Robert & Nancy Pallin
Bruce & Joy Reid Trust
Peter Root & Hazel Schollar
Margie Seale & David Hardy
The Jon & Caro Stewart Family Foundation
Jeanne-Claude Strong
Ian Wallace Family Bequest
Cameron Williams
Peter Yates AM & Susan Yates
Anonymous

$5,000 - $9,999

Jennifer Aaron
Sophie & Stephen Allen
The Beeren Foundation
Bill & Marissa Best
Jannie Brown
Gerard Byrne & Donna O'Sullivan
Michael & Helen Carapiet
In memory of Wilma Collie
Deeta Colvin
Annie Corlett AM & Bruce Corlett AM
Carol & Andrew Crawford
Jennifer Dowling
Eureka Benevolent Foundation Belinda Hutchinson AM and Roger Massy-Greene AM
Suellen & Ron Enestrom
Penelope & Susan Field
Jean Finnegan
JoAnna Fisher & Geoff Weir
Erin Flaherty & David Maloney AM
Marie Forrest
Bunny Gardiner-Hill
Paul Greenfield & Kerin Brown
John Grill AO & Rosie Williams
The Albion Foundation
Lorraine Grove
Annie Hawker
Dale & Greg Higham
Geoff & Denise Illing
Caroline Jones
Ian Kavanagh & Clive Magowan
Andrew Low
Anthony & Suzanne Maple-Brown
Professor Duncan Maskell & Dr Sarah Maskell
In Memory of Helen McFadyen
J A McKernan
Helen Meddings
Leanne Menegazzo
Philips & Claridge Foundation
Beverley Price
In memory of Stephanie Quinlan
Dr S M Richards AM & Mrs M R Richards
Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine
Caroline & Emile Sherman
J Skinner
Petrina Slaytor
Marie-Louise Theile
Alenka Tindale
Wheen Family Foundation
Anna & Mark Yates
Anonymous (6)

2,500 - $4,999

Peter & Cathy Aird
Brad Banducci & Anna Dudek
Doug & Alison Battersby
Berg Family Foundation
Berg Family Foundation
Brian Bothwell
Neil & Jane Burley
Alex & Elizabeth Chernov
Olivier & Marie Chretien
Elizabeth Conti
Kathy Deutsch & George Deutsch OAM
Martin Dolan
Anne & Thomas Dowling
Mary Fraser & Matt Allen
Anne & Justin Gardener
Gilbert George
Jennifer & Denys Gillespie
Kay Giorgetta
Colin Golvan AM KC & Dr Deborah Golvan
Tom & Julie Goudkamp
Warren Green
Lyndsey & Peter Hawkins
Fiona Martin-Weber & Tom Hayward
Peter & Helen Hearl
Peter & Edwina Holbeach
Doug Hooley
Merilyn & David Howorth
Stephanie & Mike Hutchinson
Mark & Christina Johnson
Angela Karpin AM
Liz & Walter Lewin
David & Sandy Libling
Anthony & Cathy Malouf
David Mathlin
Neil & Diane Mattes
Matthew and Kate McCann
Sue Mcdonald
P J Miller
Andrew Naylor
H. Nicolay
Roslyn Packer AC
Leslie Parsonage
Damian & Natalie Reichel
Ralph & Ruth Renard
Tiffany Rensen
John Rickard
Fé Ross
Susan & Garry Rothwell
Irene Ryan & Dean Letcher KC
Elfriede Sangkuhl
Stephanie Smee & Paul Schoff
Rosy Seaton & Seumas Dawes
John C Sheahan
Geoffrey Smith & Gary Singer
Tom Smyth
In memory of Anthony Trent
Clayton & Christina Thomas
Kay Vernon
Janice White
Rosemary White
VPM Duigan
Anonymous (7)

$1,000 - $2,499

Annette Adair
Antoinette Albert
Geoff Alder
Jane Allen
Rae & David Allen
Maia Ambegaokar & Joshua Bishop
Marion Amies
Lillian & Peter Armitage
Margaret Arstall
Daria Ball
Robin Beech
Fiona Beevor
Ruth Bell
Geoff McClellan & Jane Bitcon at the APS Foundation
Dr Catherine Brown-Watt PSM & Mr Derek Watt
Sally Bufé
Henry & Jenny Burger
Pat Burke
Glen & Cathy Butler
Robert & Anne Cahill
Dr Margaret Cameron, in memory of Dr James Cameron AM

Ray Carless & Jill Keyte

In memory of Deborah Chemke
Peter Clifton
Robert Clifton
Alison Clugston-Cornes
Diana Colman
Angela & John Compton
Jennifer Crivelli
Donald Crombie AM
Ann Crook
Deborah G. Cruickshank
Paul Cummins & Kevin Gummer
Michael & Wendy Davis
Joanna De Burgh
Dr Michelle Deaker
Sandra Dent
Jim & Sue Dominguez
Emeritus Professor Dexter Dunphy
Peter Evans
Robyn & Bob Evans
Ben Fleay
Dr Joanna Flynn AM
Robert Fraser AM
M Generowicz
Tony & Brenda Gill
Ian & Ruth Gough
Camilla Graves
Ruth & Mitchell Guss
Brian & Romola Haggerty
Lesley Harland
Paul & Gail Harris
Elizabeth Hatton
Jennifer Hershon
Sue & David Hobbs
Michael Horsburgh AM & Beverley Horsburgh
Brian & Gillian Horwood
Penelope Hughes
Valerie J Hutchinson
C Jackson & Larissa Reid
Mira Joksovic
Christopher Joseph
Jennifer & Don Katauskas
Bruce & Natalie Kellett
Professor Anne Kelso AO
Will & Karin Kemp
Robert Kenrick
Irina Kuzminsky & Mark Delaney
Delysia Lawson
Mrs Judy Lee
Geoff Lewis
Richard & Elizabeth Longes
Patricia Lynch
Joan Lyons
Julia MacGibbon
Prof Roy Macleod & Dr K Webber
Macquarie Group Foundation
The Alexandra & Lloyd Martin Family
Michael & Holly Masterman
Susan Maxwell-Stewart
In memory of Helen Maydwell
Meg McDonald and John Hall
Gwen McNeill
Sandra McPhee AM & Kent McPhee
Malcolm Moir & Alex Shehadie
Barbara & David Mushin
Nevarc Inc
Dr G Nelson
Prof Sharon Robinson AM & Andrew Netherwood
Robert Niall & Dr Jill Sewell AM
Robyn Owens
Catherine Parr & Paul Hattaway
Ian Penboss
Jonathan Phillips and Irene Sniatynskyj
Kevin Phillips
In memory of Roy & Kay Piper
Fiona & Matthew Playfair
Greeba Pritchard
Janice Reid
Emeritus Professor A W Roberts AM
Andrew Rosenberg
Gerry & Maurice Rousset OAM
Susan Sawyer
In Memory of Lady Maureen Schubert - Felicity Schubert
Glenice Shephard
Kate Maybury & Jonathan Sisovic
Beverley Southern
Brendan Sowry
Kim & Keith Spence
Dr Charles Su & Dr Emily Lo
Team Schmoopy
Sophie Thomas
Mike Thompson
Christine Thomson
Joanne Tompkins & Alan Lawson
Jo Topfer
Joy Wearne
GC & R Weir
Moira Westmore
Liz Williamson & the late Tony Stirton
Connie Sohn & Darren Yong
Anonymous (23)

$500 - $999

Elinor Alexander
Dr Judy Alford
Beverley Allen
Jannifer Andrews
Geoff Backshall
Carole Bailey
Salvia Black
Lynne & Max Booth
David Borshoff & Caroline Crabb
Katrina Burton
Pamela Caldwell
Beatrice Cameron
Rod & Kay Campbell
David Castillo
Fred & Jody Chaney
Michael Chaney AO
Stephen Chivers
Dr Jane Cook
Louise Costanzo
Evan Cranston
Nicholas Creed & Jessamine Soderstrom
Marco D'Orsogna
Jennifer Douglas
Bernard and Susie Garry
Paul Downie
In Memory of Raymond Dudley
Tammy Edwards
Elizabeth Efinger
Chris Egan
Seth Eggleston
Diane Ferrier
Ann Field
Michela & Adrian Fini
Jill Fleming
Michael Fogarty
Alex Forcke
Penny Fraser
Major General Steve Gower AO, AO (Mil)
Dr Barry Green
Dr Eve Gu
Peter Halas
Lyn Harding
Ariane Harold
Dr Penny Herbert in memory of Dunstan Herbert
Gerard & Helen Hooper
Anne & Graham Howe
Robert & Margaret Jackson
Murray Jacob
Steve & Sarah Johnston
Roderick & Elizabeth King
Sylvia & Robert Kohn
Peter & Katina Law
Kate Lidbetter & Peter Kerin
Pennie Loane
Darryl Mack
Gamila MacRury
Kate Richardson & Chris Marrable
Kate McDonald
Shirley McEwin
Margaret A McNaughton
Inara Merrick
Jo & John Millyard
Jo Minetti
Paula Murrell
J Norman
Robin Offler
Brenda & Masaya Okada
Giles Parker
Helen Perlen
Barbara Richardson
Pam Russell
Manfred & Linda Salamon
Naomi Saporta
Robyn Scott
Margaret Seares
Jeffrey Searle
David & Daniela Shannon
Chris & Chris Shearer
Janet Shelley
Patti Simpson
Lesley Smith
Cheri Stevenson
Garry Strong
Lia Tran
Julie & Ed Van Beem
Dianne Volker
Lynn Wadley
Fiona Wallace-Smith
Libby & Joseph Walsh
Simon & Penny Wilding
Crystal Yip
Anonymous (31)

Acknowledgements current as at 8 April 2024 for donations and gifts recorded over the last 12 months. For any queries, please contact [email protected].

*NB As of 1 July 2024, will be acknowledged gifts of $1,000 and above.

ACO Peter Shorthouse Fund

Current Fund Supporters

LEAD PATRONS
Victoria Shorthouse
LGT Crestone Wealth Management
Hamilton Lane

PATRONS
The Allfrey Family
Irene Ash
Nick Baker
Fiona Banks
Matt Barnett
Andrew Best
Bruce Bouchard
Brookfield Australia
Craig & Nerida Caesar
Ken Cappie-Wood
Charter Hall
The Chisholm Family
City West Housing Pty Ltd
Camilla Collins
Al and Becky Crawford
Martine Curzon
Juan Delgado
The Denham Family
James Dick
The Eary Family
Sally Evans
Glen Frost
James Graham
John & Nicolle Keith
Simon Leefe
Sam Linz
Jodi Lonstein
Hannah McEwen
Sarah McGarry
Fraser McLeish
Stuart & Helen Nash
The Observership Program
Partners Group
Ross Pooley
Denby Roberts
Samuel Terry Asset Management
SCEGGS Darlinghurst
Andrew Schwartz
Belinda Smith
Georgie Summerhayes
John Taberner & Grant Lang
Pippa Tallentire
Mark Wallis
Kathryn Wyer
Anonymous (8)

ACO Life Patrons

IBM
Mr Robert Albert ao & Mrs Libby Albert
Mr Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM
Mrs Barbara Blackman AO
Mrs Roxane Clayton
Mr David Constable AM
Mr Martin Dickson AM & Mrs Susie Dickson
Mrs Alexandra Martin
Mrs Faye Parker
Mr John Taberner & Mr Grant Lang
The late Peter Weiss AO

ACO Bequest Patrons

We would like to thank the following people who have remembered the Orchestra in their wills.

CONTINUO CIRCLE

Steven Bardy
Greg Bates
Ruth Bell
Dave Beswick
Dr Catherine Brown-Watt PSM & Mr Derek Watt
Jen Butler
Sandra Cassell
Rowena Danziger AM & Kenneth Coles AM
Sandra Dent
Dr William F Downey
Peter Evans
Carol Farlow
Suzanne Gleeson
Stan Harvey
David & Sue Hobbs
Arthur Hollis & Patricia Hollis
Penelope Hughes
Toni Kilsby & Mark McDonald
Mrs Judy Lee
Daniel Lemesle
John Mitchell
Selwyn M Owen
Michael Ryan & Wendy Mead
Max & Nizza Siano
Michael Soo
Elizabeth Starr
Cheri Stevenson
Jeanne-Claude Strong
Dr Lesley Treleaven
Ngaire Turner
G C & R Weir Margaret & Ron Wright
Peter Yates AM
Mark Young
Anonymous (29)

ESTATE GIFTS

The late Charles Ross Adamson
The late Kerstin Lillemor Anderson
The late Mrs Sibilla Baer
The late Almuth Cornelia (Conny) Beck
The late Patricia Blau
The late Prof Janet Carr
The late Mrs Moya Crane
The late Gaynor Dean
The late Colin Enderby
The late Neil Patrick Gillies
The late Lachie Hill
The late John Nigel Holman
The late Dr S W Jeffrey AM
The late Pauline Marie Johnston
The late Mr Geoff Lee AM OAM
The late Shirley Miller
The late Julie Moses
The late Geraldine Nicoll
The late Eva Nissen
The late Josephine Paech
The late Richard Ponder
The late Geoffrey Francis Scharer
The late Scott Spencer
The late Ernest Spinner
The late Genelle Thomson
The late Lorelle Thomson
The late Shirley June Warland
The late Joyce Winsome Woodroffe
The late Barbara Wright

ACO Chairman's Council

ACO CHAIRMAN'S COUNCIL CURRENT MEMBERS

Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM
Craig & Nerida Caesar
Andrew Cameron AM & Cathy Cameron
Michael & Helen Carapiet
Michel-Henri Carriol AM & Julie Carriol OAM
Michael Chaney AO – Chairman, Wesfarmers
Hartley & Sharon Cook
Mark Coppleson
Judy Crawford
Karine Delvallée - CEO Australia & NZ, BNP Paribas
Michael Dixon & Dee de Bruyn
Doug Elix AO & Robin Elix
John Good - Managing Director LSH Auto Australia
Tom Goudkamp OAM - Managing Director, Stacks Goudkamp
John Grill AO & Rosie Williams
Janet Holmes à Court AC
Simon & Katrina Holmes à Court
Takashi Horie - Managing Director & CEO, Mitsubishi Australia Ltd
David Mathlin
Julianne Maxwell
Michael Maxwell
Sam Meers AO
Naomi Milgrom AC
Jan Minchin - Director, Tolarno Galleries
Jim & Averill Minto
Martyn Myer AO - Chairman, ACO
Gretel Packer AM
Robert Peck AM & Yvonne von Hartel AM - peckvonhartel architects
Andrew Price - Managing Partner, NSW, EY
Carol Schwartz AO & Alan Schwartz AM
The late Peter Shorthouse & Victoria Shorthouse
Georgie Summerhayes
Peter Yates AM - Chairman Investment Committee, Mutual Trust Ltd
Peter Young AM & Susan Young

ACO Next

ACO NEXT CURRENT MEMBERS

Danielle Asciak
Adrian Barrett
Jennifer Brittain
Marc Budge
Stephen Byrne
Justine Clarke
Este Darin-Cooper & Chris Burgess
Sally Crawford
Shevi de Soysa
Jenni Deslandes & Hugh Morrow
Anita George
Ruth Kelly
Evan Lawson
Royston Lim
Dr Nathan Lo
Pennie Loane
Paddy McCrudden
Pat Miller
Susie Sugden & Bede Moore
Lucy Myer & Justin Martin
Clare Quail
Andrew & Louise Sharpe
Nicholas Smith
Tom Smyth
Michael Southwell
Helen Telfer
Sophie Thomas
Dr Robert Winter & Halaina Winter
Thomas Wright
Anonymous (3)

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