Support the ACO

Learn more about the different ways you can become an ACO supporter below.

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.

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.

Distribution of funding for the ACO (graph on black background).

With just 12% of the ACO’s funding coming from government sources, we rely on corporate and private support each year to reach our goals. We are immensely grateful to all our supporters for their ongoing commitment to music and the arts within Australia.

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 & 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

National Patrons Program

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)

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

ACO Reconciliation Circle

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

Regional Touring Party

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

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