Support the ACO

MEDICI PATRON
The late Amina Belgiorno-Nettis

PRINCIPAL CHAIRS

Richard Tognetti AO
Artistic Director & Lead Violin
Wendy Edwards
Peter & Ruth McMullin
Louise Myer & Martyn Myer AO
Andrew & Andrea Roberts

Helena Rathbone
Principal Violin
Kate & Daryl Dixon

Satu Vänskä
Principal Violin
Kay Bryan

Principal Viola
peckvonhartel architects –
Robert Peck AM
Yvonne von Hartel AM
Rachel Peck & Marten Peck

Timo-Veikko Valve
Principal Cello
Peter Weiss AO

Maxime Bibeau
Principal Double Bass
Darin Cooper Foundation

CORE CHAIRS

Violin
Glenn Christensen
Terry Campbell AO & Christine Campbell

Aiko Goto
Anthony & Sharon Lee Foundation

Mark Ingwersen
Prof Judyth Sachs & Julie Steiner

Liisa Pallandi
The Melbourne Medical Syndicate

Maja Savnik
Alenka Tindale

Ike See
Di Jameson

Viola

Nicole Divall
Ian Lansdown

Ripieno Viola
Elizabeth Woolnough
Philip Bacon AM

Cello
Melissa Barnard
Dr & Mrs J Wenderoth

Julian Thompson
The Grist & Stewart Families

ACO COLLECTIVE

Pekka Kuusisto
Artistic Director & Lead Violin
Horsey Jameson Bird

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

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

PATRONS 
Mark Besen AC & Eva Besen AO
Janet Holmes à Court AC

$20,000+ 
Australian Communities Foundation - Ballandry (Peter Griffin Family Fund) 
Stephen & Jenny Charles 
Glenn & Caroline Crane 
Judy Crawford 
Euroz Charitable Foundation 
Daniel & Helen Gauchat 
The Charles & Cornelia Goode Foundation 
Andrew Low 
Alasdair & Prudence MacLeod
Patricia Mason & Paul Walker
Peter & Ruth McMullin 
Jim & Averill Minto 
Louise & Martyn Myer Foundation 
James Ostroburski & Leo Ostroburski 
Rosy Seaton & Seumas Dawes 
Servcorp 
Tony Shepherd AO
Lang Walker AO & Sue Walker
E Xipell 
Peter Yates AM & Susan Yates 
Peter Young AM & Susan Young 
Anonymous (2)

$10,000–$19,999 
Robert Albert AO & Libby Albert 
Geoff Alder 
Karen Allen & Dr Rich Allen 
Walter Barda & Thomas O’Neill 
Steven Bardy & Andrew Patterson 
Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis 
Rosemary Block 
Eva and Tom Breuer Foundation 
Rod Cameron & Margaret Gibbs 
In memory of Wilma Collie
Michael & Barbara Coombes 
Eureka Benevolent Foundation – Belinda Hutchinson AM & Roger Massy-Green 
The Finkel Foundation 
Dr Ian Frazer AC & Mrs Caroline Frazer 
Leslie & Ginny Green 
John Griffiths & Beth Jackson 
John Grill AO & Rosie Williams 
Tony & Michelle Grist 
Liz Harbison 
G B & M K Ilett 
I Kallinikos 
Craig & Connie Kimberley 
Miss Nancy Kimpton 
Wayne Kratzmann 
Anthony & Sharon Lee Foundation 
Liz & Walter Lewin 
David & Sandy Libling
Anthony & Suzanne Maple-Brown 
Janet Matton & Robin Rowe 
Sandra Plowman 
Angela Roberts
Susan & Gary Rothwell 
Ryan Cooper Family Foundation 
Margie Seale & David Hardy 
Jon & Caro Stewart 
Anthony Strachan 
Susan Thacore 
Leslie C Thiess 
Turnbull Foundation 
Allan Vidor AM 
Shemara Wikramanayake 
Cameron Williams 
Nick & Libby Wright 
Anonymous (2)

$5,000–$9,999 
Jennifer Aaron 
Antoinette Albert
Philip Bacon AM 
Joanna Baevski 
Helen Breekveldt 
Veronica and Joseph Butta 
Craig & Nerida Caesar
Caroline & Robert Clemente 
Andrew Clouston 
Richard Cobden SC 
Mark Coppleson 
Annie Corlett AM & Bruce Corlett AM 
Carol & Andrew Crawford 
Rowena Danziger AM & Ken Coles AM 
Darin Cooper Foundation 
Dee de Bruyn & Mike Dixon 
Amy Denmeade 
Ari & Lisa Droga 
Suellen Enestrom 
Paul R Espie AO 
Euroz Securities Limited 
Deborah & David Friedlander
Cass George 
Gilbert George 
Kay Giorgetta 
Colin Golvan AM QC & Dr Deborah Golvan 
Joelle Goudsmit 
Warren Green 
Anthony & Conny Harris 
Annie Hawker 
Doug Hooley 
Mark Johnson
Peter Jopling AM QC 
Ian Kavanagh & Clive Magowan 
John & Lisa Kench
The Key Foundation 
Kerry Landman 
Professor Gustav Lehrer FAA AM & Mrs Nanna Lehrer 
Airdrie Lloyd 
Lorraine Logan 
Macquarie Group Foundation 
The Alexandra & Lloyd Martin Family Foundation 
Prof. Duncan Maskell & Dr Sarah Maskell 
Neometals Ltd 
The Myer Family Foundation 
Prof. David Penington AC 
In memory of Stephanie Quinlan 
Bruce & Joy Reid Trust 
Ralph & Ruth Renard 
John Rickard 
In memory of Lady Maureen Schubert – Marie-Louise Theile & Felicity Schubert 
Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine
Peter & Victoria Shorthouse 
J Skinner 
Petrina Slaytor 
Ken Smith & Cathi Taylor 
Marie-Louise Theile 
Rob & Jane Woods 
Anonymous (3)

$2,500–$4,999 
Peter & Cathy Aird 
Rae & David Allen 
Will & Dorothy Bailey Charitable Gift 
Doug & Alison Battersby 
Robin Beech 
The Beeren Foundation 
Tim & Stacey Bishop
Jane Bitcon & Geoff McClellan 
Vicki Brooke 
Neil & Jane Burley 
Mr Stephen Byrne 
Justine Clarke 
Leith & Daryl Conybeare 
Laurie Cox AO & Julie Ann Cox AM 
Kathy Deutsch & George Deutsch OAM 
Anne & Thomas Dowling 
Wendy Edwards 
Penelope & Susan Field 
Anne & Justin Gardener 
M Generowicz 
Anita George 
Paul Greenfield & Kerin Brown 
Alexa & David Haslingden
Peter & Helen Hearl 
Merilyn & David Howarth 
Julianne Maxwell 
Paddy McCrudden 
Ian & Jane Middlemas 
Jane Morley 
Sandra & Michael Paul Endowment 
Patricia H Reid Endowment Pty Ltd 
Tiffany Rensen 
Fe Ross 
Irene Ryan & Dean Letcher QC 
Jenny Senior & Jenny McGee 
Maria Sola 
Dr Peter & Mrs Diana Southwell-Keely 
Peter & Elizabeth St George
Helen Telfer 
Ralph Ward-Ambler AM & Barbara Ward-Ambler 
Simon & Amanda Whiston
Anne & Bill Yuille 
Rebecca Zoppetti Laubi 
Anonymous (3)

$1,000–$2,499 
Annette Adair 
Priscilla Adey 
Jane Allen 
Steve & Sophie Allen
John Augustus & Kim Ryrie
Daria Ball 
Greg Bates
Fiona Beevor 
Jessica Block 
Brian Bothwell 
Max & Ionie Brennan 
Dr Catherine Brown Watt PSM & Mr Derek Watt 
Sally Bufé 
Henry & Jenny Burger 
Gerard Byrne & Donna O’Sullivan 
Andrew Cameron AM & Catherine Cameron
Ray Carless & Jill Keyte 
Michael & Kate Chambers 
Julia Champtaloup & Andrew Rothery 
Alex & Elizabeth Chernov 
Kaye Cleary 
Dr Peter Clifton 
Angela & John Compton 
Mrs Janet Cooke 
Richard & Jade Coppleson
Deborah G. Cruickshank 
Peter & Penny Curry 
Michael & Wendy Davis 
Dr Michelle Deaker 
Martin Dolan 
Jim & Sue Dominguez 
Dr William F Downey 
Emeritus Professor Dexter Dunphy 
Chris & Bob Ernst 
Peter Evans 
Julie Ewington 
Jean Finnegan & Peter Kerr 
Dr Joanna Flynn AM
Don & Marie Forrest 
Emeritus Professor William Green & Mrs Ruth Green 
In memory of Jose Gutierrez 
Paul & Gail Harris 
Di Haskell & Ken Robinson 
Kingsley Herbert 
Linda Herd 
Jennifer Hershon 
Peter & Edwina Holbeach 
Dr Christopher Holmes 
Michael Horsburgh AM & Beverley Horsburgh 
Brian & Gillian Horwood 
Sarah Hue-Williams 
Dr & Mrs Michael Hunter 
Stephanie & Mike Hutchinson 
Ian Wallace Family Bequest at the APS Foundation
Owen James 
Caroline Jones 
Angela Karpin 
Kate & Ken 
Professor Anne Kelso AO 
Josephine Key & Ian Breden 
In memory of Francis William King 
Lionel & Judy King 
Delysia Lawson 
Skye Leckie OAM 
Mrs Judy Lee
Angela & Geoff Loftus-Hills 
Ashely Lucas 
Diana Lungren 
Prof Roy & Dr Kimberley MacLeod 
Garth Mansfield OAM & Margaret Mansfield OAM 
Greg & Jan Marsh 
James Marshall 
Peter Martin
Kevin & Dierdre McCann 
Sue Mcdonald 
Brian & Helen McFadyen 
J A McKernan 
Helen & Phil Meddings 
PJ Miller 
Michelle & Brett Mitchell 
Peter & Felicia Mitchell 
Marie Morton 
Catherine Murray 
Baillieu & Sarah Myer 
Dr G Nelson 
Neta & Julian 
Nola Nettheim 
Fran Ostroburski 
Robyn Owens 
Sue Packer 
Robert & Nancy Pallin 
Catherine Parr & Paul Hattaway 
Leslie Parsonage 
James Philips & Julie Claridge 
Greeba Pritchard 
Dr S M Richards AM & Mrs M R Richards 
John & Virginia Richardson 
Prof Graham & Felicity Rigby 
Philip Rossi 
John & Donna Rothwell 
Gerry & Maurice Rousset OAM 
Trish & Richard Ryan AO
J Sanderson 
In Memory of H. St. P. Scarlett 
Glenice Shephard 
Tom Smyth 
Diana Snape & Brian Snape AM 
Sparky Foundation 
Kim & Keith Spence 
The Hon James Spigelman AM QC & Mrs Alice Spigelman AM 
Harley Wright & Alida Stanley
The Stirling Family
Josephine Strutt 
Team Schmoopy  
Dr Chales Su & Dr Emily Lo 
Mr John & Dr Anna Story 
Robyn Tamke 
Jane Tham & Philip Maxwell 
Rob & Kyrenia Thomas 
Mike Thompson 
Joanne Tompkins & Alan Lawson 
Anne Tonkin 
Juliet Tootell 
Ngaire Turner 
Kay Vernon 
Yvonne von Hartel AM & Robert Peck 
Kathy White 
Rob White & Lisa Hamilton
Darren Yong & Connie Chaird 
Brian Zulaikha & Janet Laurence 
Anonymous (19) 

$500–$999 
Michael & Margaret Ahrens 
Dr Judy Alford 
Libby Anderson 
Angelique & Peter Andrews
Elsa Atkin AM 
Christine Barker 
Adrienne Basser 
Barry Batson 
In memory of Dr Hatto Beck 
Kathrine Becker 
Siobhan Beilin 
Ruth Bell 
Mrs L Bertoldo Hyne 
Philomena Billington 
Lynne & Max Booth 
Denise Braggett 
Elizabeth Brown 
Pat Burke 
Glen & Cathy Butler 
Ian & Brenda Campbell 
Fred & Angela Chaney 
Fred & Jody Chaney 
Richard & Elizabeth Chisholm 
Stephen Chivers 
Alison Clugston-Cornes 
Warren & Linda Coli 
Dr Jane Cook 
Robert Coppola and Michelle Falstein
Toula & Nicholas Cowell 
Sally Crawford 
Julie Crozier 
Paul Cummins & Kevin Gummer 
John & Patricia Curotta
Marie Dalziel
Pamela Davis 
Jennifer Douglas 
In memory of Raymond Dudley 
Sandra Dunn 
Nita Durham 
Tony & Camille Faure
Bridget Faye AM 
Vanessa Finlayson 
JoAnna Fisher & Geoff Weir 
Penny Fraser 
Kay Freedman
Don & Mary Glue 
Brian Goddard 
Marilyn Gosling 
Leo & Paula Gothelf 
Andrea Govaert & Wik Farwerck 
Carole A P Grace 
Peter Halas 
Lesley Harland 
Rohan Haslam 
Gaye Headlam 
Dr Fiona Hegi-Johnson 
Rose Hiscock & Virginia Lovett 
Sue & David Hobbs 
Geoff Hogbin 
Geoff & Denise Illing 
Dr Anne James & Dr Cary James 
Bruce & Natalie Kellett
Andrew & Amanda Love
Amanda Maple-Brown
Dr Donald & Mrs Jan Maxwell 
Susan Maxwell-Stewart 
Stephen McConkey 
Helen McCormack 
Kate McDonald 
H E McGlashan 
Margaret A McNaughton 
Lucinda Mills 
Tony & Elizabeth Minchin 
Nevarc Inc. 
Andrew Naylor 
J Norman 
Brenda & Masaya Okada 
Dennis & Charlotte O’Neil
The Pay it Forward Foundation 
Ian Penboss 
Helen Perlen 
Kevin Phillips 
Beverly & Ian Pryer 
P. Y. Family 
James & Frances Prell
Beverley & Ian Pryer
Jenny Rankin 
J Royle 
Scott Saunders & Janine Fahey 
Jane Schlensky 
Margaret Seares 
Bernard Seeber 
Jan Seppelt 
David & Daniela Shannon 
Michael Sharpe 
Marion Simpson 
Agnes Sinclair 
Brendan Sowry 
Ross Steele AM 
Roger Steinepreis 
C A Scala & D B Studdy 
Dr Douglas Sturkey CVO AM 
In memory of Dr Aubrey Sweet 
Gabrielle Tagg 
Susan & Yasuo Takao 
TFW See & Lee Chartered Accountants 
Christine Thomson 
Matthew Toohey 
Tim & Vincie Trahair 
Joy Wearne 
Peter White 
Liz Williamson & Tony Stirton 
Peter Willis SC & Eleneth Wooley 
Sally Willis 
Agnes Wong 
Don & Mary Ann Yeats AM 
Anonymous (20)

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

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

The Reconciliation Circle directly supports our music education initiatives for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, with the aim to build positive and effective partnerships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the broader Australian community. To find out more please contact Jill Colvin, Director of Philanthropy, on (02) 8274 3835.

Colin & Debbie Golvan
Kerry Landman
Peter & Ruth McMullin
Patterson Pearce Foundation
The Hon Justice Anthe Philippides
Sam Ricketson & Rosie Ayton

Stephen Byrne
Craig & Nerida Caesar
Stephen & Jenny Charles
Justine Clarke
Jennifer Darin & Dennis Cooper
Dee de Bruyn & Mike Dixon
Wendy Edwards
Anita George
Colin Golvan AM QC & Debbie Golvan
Joelle Goudsmit
Craig Kimberley OAM &
Connie Kimberley
Andrew Low
Anthony & Suzanne Maple-Brown
Julianne Maxwell
Paddy McCrudden
Helen Telfer
Rob & Jane Woods