Support the ACO

This year as we turn the page to a new chapter in the ACO’s story, your support is vital in helping us to secure our future and connect more people across Australia and the world with the power of music and the power of the ACO.

Your support, however large or small, makes a real difference.

Please support the ACO, so we can continue to make the music you love and have a positive impact on the lives of others.

Individual Giving

Make a donation to the ACO and help us thrive in this period of renewal and growth.

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.

Leave a Bequest

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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Other ways to support

Explore the other ways you can support the ACO through rewarding opportunities that contribute to our development or supporting from abroad.

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
Wendy Edwards
Peter McMullin AM & Ruth McMullin
Louise Myer & Martyn Myer AO
Andrew & Andrea Roberts

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

Mark Ingwersen
Prof Judyth Sachs & Julie Steiner AM

Liisa Pallandi
The Melbourne Medical Syndicate

Maja Savnik
Alenka Tindale

Ike See
Ian Lansdown & Tricia Bell

Ilya Isakovich
Meg Meldrum

Viola

Elizabeth Woolnough
Terry Campbell AO & Christine Campbell

Cello
Melissa Barnard
Dr & Mrs J 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, Renewal, Instruments, International Touring and New Works.

We also acknowledge those generous patrons who have donated their cancelled concert tickets back to the Orchestra. Thank you for your sustaining and inspiring support.

PATRONS

Marc Besen AC & Late Eva Besen AO
Janet Holmes à Court AC
Anthony & Suzanne Maple-Brown

$50,000+

E Xipell

$20,000-$49,999

Peter Griffin & Terry Swann Foundation
Rosemary Block
Stephen & Jenny Charles
Richard Cobden SC
Judy Crawford
Dr Edward Curry-Hyde & Dr Barbara Messerle
Rowena Danziger AM in memory of Ken Coles AM
Chris & Tony Froggatt
Charles & Cornelia Goode Foundation
Kathryn Greiner AO
Warwick & Ann Johnson
Lorraine Logan
Patricia Mason & Paul Walker
Louise & Martyn Myer Foundation
Tony Shepherd AO
Ian Wilcox & Mary Kostakidis
Cameron Williams
Libby & Nick Wright
Peter Yates AM & Susan Yates
Anonymous (3)

$10,000-$19,999

Mr Robert Albert AO & Mrs Libby Albert
Geoff Alder
Philip Bacon AO
Joanna Baevski
Walter Barda & Thomas O'Neill
Steven Bardy & Andrew Patterson
Eva & Tom Breuer Foundation
Rod Cameron & Margaret Gibbs
Glenn & Caroline Crane
Suellen & Ron Enestrom
JoAnna Fisher & Geoff Weir
Dr Ian Frazer AC & Mrs Caroline Frazer
Suzanne Gray
John Griffiths & Beth Jackson
Liz Harbison
Kay Ilett
The Key Foundation
The Sun Foundation
Kerry Landman
Vicki & Adam Liberman
David & Sandy Libling
Macquarie Group Foundation
Janet Matton AM & Robin Rowe
Rany & Colin Moran
Philips & Claridge Foundation
Bruce & Joy Reid Trust
Peter Root & Hazel Schollar
Margie Seale & David Hardy
Peter & Victoria Shorthouse
Anthony Strachan
Vanessa Tay
Marie-Louise Theile
Ralph Ward-Ambler AM & Barbara Ward-Ambler
Anonymous (2)

$5,000-$9,999

Jennifer Aaron
Lyn Baker & John Bevan
Drew & Alison Bradford
Caroline & Robert Clemente
Paul Cochineas & Daniel Haddon
In memory of Wilma Collie
Mark Coppleson
Annie Corlett AM & Bruce Corlett AM
Carol & Andrew Crawford
Andrew & Christobel Cuthbertson
Detached Hobart
Robert and Jennifer Gavshon
Cass George
Gilbert George
Kay Giorgetta
Colin Golvan AM QC & Dr Deborah Golvan
Warren Green
Tony & Michelle Grist
Lorraine Grove
Caroline Gurney
Yvonne Harvey
Annie Hawker
Dale and Greg Higham
Angus & Kimberley Holden
Doug Hooley
Carrie Howard
Geoff & Denise Illing
Dianne Jorgensen
I Kallinikos
Ian Kavanagh & Clive Magowan
Professor Gustav Lehrer FAA AM & Mrs Nanna Lehrer
Airdrie Lloyd
The Alexandra & Lloyd Martin Family
Professor Duncan Maskell & Dr Sarah Maskell
Jennie & Ivor Orchard
Leslie Parsonage
The Hon Anthe Philippides SC
In memory of Stephanie Quinlan
Vivienne Sharpe
John C Sheahan
Caroline & Emile Sherman
J Skinner
Petrina Slaytor
Tom Smyth
Jeanne-Claude Strong
Clayton & Christina Thomas
Ian Wallace Family Bequest
Westpac
Rob & Jane Woods
Anonymous (9)

$2,500-$4,999

Peter & Cathy Aird
Maia Ambegaokar & Joshua Bishop
Doug & Alison Battersby
The Beeren Foundation
Berg Family Foundation
Brian Bothwell
Vicki Brooke
Neil & Jane Burley
Kay & John Burman
Gerard Byrne & Donna O'Sullivan
Cam & Helen Carter
Alex & Elizabeth Chernov
Angela & John Compton
Jennifer Crivelli
Kathy Deutsch & George Deutsch OAM
Martin Dolan
Anne & Thomas Dowling
Jennifer Dowling
Ros & Paul Espie
Penelope & Susan Field
Dr Joanna Flynn AM
Anne & Justin Gardener
Tom & Julie Goudkamp
Paul Greenfield & Kerin Brown
Paul & Gail Harris
Lyndsey Hawkins
Linda Herd
Michael Horsburgh AM & Beverley Horsburgh
Merilyn & David Howorth
Stephanie & Mike Hutchinson
Ros Johnson
Simon Johnson
Caroline Jones
Tony Jones
Mrs Judy Lee
Richard & Elizabeth Longes
Joan Lyons
In Memory of Helen McFadyen
J A McKernan
Sandra McPhee AM & Kent McPhee
P J Miller
Prof David Penington AC
Beverly & Ian Pryer
Ralph & Ruth Renard
Tiffany Rensen
Dr S M Richards AM & Mrs M R Richards
John Rickard
Andrew Rosenberg
Fé Ross
Irene Ryan & Dean Letcher QC
Stephanie Smee & Paul Schoff
Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine
Kay Vernon
Janice White
Shemara Wikramanayake & Ed Gilmartin
Rebecca Zoppetti Laubi
Brian Zulaikha & Janet Laurence
Anonymous (6)

$1,000-$2,499

Annette Adair
Michael Ahrens
Jane Allen
Rae & David Allen
Jannifer Andrews
Elsa Atkin AM
Marlyn & Peter Bancroft OAM
Barry Batson
Lola Baumgart
Fiona Beevor
Ruth Bell
Philomena Billington
Geoff McClellan & Jane Bitcon at the APS Foundation
Meg Breidahl
David Bridgman
Elizabeth Brown
Jannie Brown
Sally Bufé
Catherin Bull
Henry & Jenny Burger
Pat Burke
Glen & Cathy Butler
Ray Carless & Jill Keyte
Stephen Chivers
Kaye Cleary
Peter Clifton
Robert Clifton
Alison Clugston-Cornes
Elizabeth Conti
The Cowell Family
Laurie Cox AO & Julie Ann Cox AM
Donald Crombie AM
Julie Crozier
Paul Cummins & Kevin Gummer
Michael & Wendy Davis
Joanna De Burgh
Dr Michelle Deaker
Sandra Dent
Jim and Sue Dominguez
Dr William F Downey
Emeritus Professor Dexter Dunphy
Chris Egan
Peter Evans
Julie Ewington
The Finkel Foundation
The Hon Ben Franklin MLC
Bunny Gardiner-Hill
Helen Garner
M Generowicz
Donna Gibbs
Don & Mary Glue
Ani Gopal
Ian & Ruth Gough
Major General Steve Gower AO, AO (Mil)
Camilla Graves
Grussgott Trust
Jennifer Gross
Ruth & Mitchell Guss
Brian & Romola Haggerty
Peter Halas
Shona Hall
Lesley Harland
M F Harris
Brian & Georgina Hartzer
Elizabeth Hatton
Kingsley Herbert
Jennifer Hershon
Sue & David Hobbs
John Hoey
Peter & Edwina Holbeach
Dr Christopher Holmes
Marianne Horak
Brian & Gillian Horwood
Penelope Hughes
Professor Emeritus Andrea Hull AO
Valerie J Hutchinson
C Jackson and L Reid
Bronwen L Jones
Angela Karpin
Professor Anne Kelso AO
Josephine Key
Lionel & Judy King
Jane Kunstler
Delysia Lawson
Julia MacGibbon
Prof Roy & Dr Kimberley MacLeod
Neil & Diane Mattes
Kevin & Deidre McCann
Ken McKinnon and Suzanne Walker
Annie McPherson
Phil & Helen Meddings
Dr Robert Mitchell
Patsy Montgomery
Catherine Murray
Barbara and David Mushin
Nevarc Inc
Wendy Nash
Andrew Naylor
Dr G Nelson
Nola Nettheim
Robert Niall & Dr Jill Sewell AM
Robyn Owens
Sue Packer
Rona Parker
Catherine Parr & Paul Hattaway
In memory of Robin Pease
Ian Penboss
Kevin Phillips
Erika Pidcock
In memory of Roy & Kay Piper
Greeba Pritchard
Dr Jonathan Ramsay
Damian and Natalie Reichel
Janice Reid
John & Virginia Richardson
Prof. Graham & Felicity Rigby
Emeritus Professor A W Roberts AM
Gerry & Maurice Rousset OAM
Trish & Richard Ryan AO
J Sanderson
Elfriede Sangkuhl
Margaret Seares
Glenice Shephard
Beverley Southern
Mrs Diana & Dr Peter Southwell-Keely
Brendan Sowry
Kim & Keith Spence
Ross Steele AM
Nigel Stoke
Dr Charles Su & Dr Emily Lo
Team Schmoopy
Jane Tham & Philip Maxwell
Rob Thomas
Mike Thompson
Christine Thomson
Joanne Tompkins & Alan Lawson
Garry Warne
Joy Wearne
GC & R Weir
Moira Westmore
Liz Williamson and Tony Stirton
Peter Willis SC
Anna & Mark Yates
Connie Sohn & Darren Yong
The Yulgibar Foundation
Anonymous (51)

$500-$999

Dr Judy Alford
Beverley Allen
Marion Amies
John Baird in memory of Annette McClure
Helen Barnes
Jane Barnes
Siobhan Beilin
Brian and Esther Benjamin
Marlene Bevan
Salvia Black
Chris Blaxland
Lynne & Max Booth
Kate Botting
Simon Bowering
Pamela Caldwell
Dr Helen Carey
Fred & Angela Chaney
Michael Chesterman
David Clayton
Diana Colman
Richard Conan-Davies
Colin Cornish
Esther Cossman
Louise Costanzo
Nicholas Creed & Jessamine Soderstrom
John and Patricia Curotta
Jennifer Douglas
In Memory of Raymond Dudley
Sarah Dunn
Nita Durham
Lucienne Edelman
Elizabeth Efinger
David Evans
Ann Field
John Firth
Jill Fleming
Janet Fletcher
Bruce Foat
Michael Fogarty
Elizabeth Foster
Robin Francis
Penny Fraser
Helen Frost
Daniel & Helen Gauchat
Gaye Gaylard
L C Gerrish
Marilyn Gosling
Louise Gourlay AM
Carole A P Grace
Bridget Grant Pirrie and Stephen Grant
Griffiths Architects
Dr Eve Gu
Di Haskell & Ken Robinson
Graeme Hocking
Louise Holgate
Peter Hollingworth
Sheila Hossen
Mrs L Bertoldo Hyne
Robert and Margaret Jackson
Dr Anne James & Dr Cary James
Robyn James
Donald and Sylvia Johnson
Mira Joksovic
Barry Jones AC
Gillian Jones
Jonathan Karanikas
Kate & Ken Damm
Bruce & Natalie Kellett
John Lawley
Ian Lawrence
Philip Levy
Diana Lungren
Alison & Malcolm Mackinnon
Gamila MacRury
Kate Richardson & Chris Marrable
Jennifer Marshall
Susan Maxwell-Stewart
Margaret May
Jan McDonald
Kate McDonald
Hunter McEwen
Shirley McEwin
Dr H E McGlashan
Margaret A McNaughton
Gwen McNeill
Ian McRae AO
Inara Merrick
Tony and Elizabeth Minchin
Ruth Mitchell
Christine & John Morhall
Helen Moylan
Diane Myers
J Norman
James & Suzanne Nuske
Rosemary O'Collins
Robin Offler
Brenda and Masaya Okada
Annette Olle
Gillian Opie
Geraldine Ormonde
Pamela Page
Robert & Nancy Pallin
Giles Parker
John Parker
Helen Perlen
Evan Petrelis
Clare Quail
Ms Alison Reeve
Joanna Renkin
Barbara Richardson
Graham M Richardson
Ermie and Drew Robinson
Dr Heather Rogers
Stephen Rogerson
Social Economy Group
Jennifer Royle
Pam Russell
Jane Schlenksy
Andrew and Georgina Schnaider in memory of Efim and Adele Schnaider
Robyn Scott
Paul and Angela Shacklady
Janet Shelley
Susan Magarey
Agnes Sinclair
Ann and Quinn Sloan
Lesley Smith
Terry South
Cheri Stevenson
Caroline Storch
Dr Douglas Sturkey CVO AM
TFW See & Lee Chartered Accountants
Sophie Thomas
Allan Thorne
Tim & Vincie Trahair
Lia Tran
Anica Vasic
Allan Vidor AM
Yvonne von Hartel AM & Robert Peck
John & Susan Wardle
Sally Willis
Moyna Wilson
Mark & Jackie Worrall
Anonymous (50)

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
Mr 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
Cheri Stevenson
Jeanne-Claude Strong
Leslie C Thiess
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 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

30th Anniversary Circle

Premium Members

Lyn Baker & John Bevan

Beverley & John Burke

Angela & John Compton

Paul Cummins

Max & Sandra Eady

Christian Holle

Michael Horsburgh AM & Beverley Horsburgh

Carrie Howard

Kate Longden

Maruschka Loupis

Anthony & Cathy Malouf

James Marshall

Beverley & Ian Pryer

Charlotte & Michael Robins

Mandy Shaul

Ann & Quinn Sloan

Nigel Stoke

Anonymous (5)

Members

Dr Peter Craswell

Julie Powell

Diane Sandrejko

Caroline Storch

Spencer White Family Studio Wooloomooloo

Anonymous

Regional Touring Party

Stephen Byrne

Mark Coppleson

Judy Crawford

Jennifer Darin & Dennis Cooper

Camilla Drover & David Mathlin

Ros Espie & Paul Espie AO

Anita George

Colin Golvan AM QC & Deborah Golvan

Tom Goudkamp OAM & Julie Goudkamp

Andrew Low

Julianne Maxwell

Paddy McCrudden

Helen Telfer

Sophie Thomas

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