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Cycle of Giving Donors
THE HAMMERKLAVIER
Donation of $10,000 or more
Ian Dickson AM and Reg Holloway
Maree & Graeme Watts
Anonymous x 2
LES ADIEUX / DAS LEBEWOHL
Donation of $5,000 or more
Joan Adler
Robert Albert AO
Richard Cobden SC
Bernard Coles QC
John Mitchell
Tony Strachan
THE APPASSIONATA
Donation of $2,500 or more
Sam Meers AO and Rob Thomas AO
THE WALDSTEIN
Donation of $1,000 or more
Jan Bowen AM FRSN
Judith Einstein
Anthony Gregg and Deanne Whittleston
Jill Henry
Kevin and Deidre McCann
Robbie Nicol
Prof Mike O’Connor AM
Margaret Sikora
Anonymous x 2
THE TEMPEST
Donation of $600 or more
JM Beaumont
Ali Brown
Martin Cohen
Charlotte Heine
John Meyer
Shanthini Naidoo and Adrian Churchill
Janet and Michael Neustein
Margaret Treadwell
Anonymous x 3
THE MOONLIGHT
Donation of $250 or more
Lyndall Dawson
Dr Penny Herbert in memory of Dunstan Herbert
Mary-Ann Peters
Dr Frank Robertson in memory of Katherine Robertson
studiowdoubleyou
Anonymous x 8
THE PATHÉTIQUE
Donation of $100 or more
Karen Baker
Peter Chia-an Chien
Rae Cottle
Ros Ellis
Joy Evans
Gift in honour of Dmitry Sin
Malcolm Hazell AO CVO
Ruth Procter
Phillip Shovk
Judith Turner
Anonymous x 7
Education Program
Out West Piano Fest
Maree and Graeme Watts
Composing The Future
Founding Donor
Anonymous
Supporting Donors
Martin and Susie Dickson
Kathryn and Donald Magarey
Marguerite May
Jan McDonald
Diana McVeagh
Ruth Procter
Maree Watts
Anonymous x1
2023 Club 32 Donors
The Hon Bronwyn Bishop AO
Ross Blackmore in memory of Denise Blackmore
Tom Breen and Rachael Kohn AO
Carole Roussel and the late Margot Lady Burrell
Maurice Cashmere
Richard Cobden SC
Martin Cohen
Ida Constable & the late David Constable AM
Mark Coulter and Adam Bayes
Silvana d’Iapico
Susie Dickson
Bunny Gardiner-Hill
Glenys Granger and Terry Mackin
Jennifer Harris
Judy Hunt and Hugh Hallard
Donald and Kate Magarey
Anthony and Suzanne Maple-Brown
Mick McCormack
Lyndall McCormack
Jan McDonald and Janice Tuynman
Connie McManus
Helen Meddings
Sam Meers AO and Rob Thomas AO
Peter and Helen O’Meara
Greeba Pritchard and Robert Mitchell
Robert and Jennifer Ravens
Tony Strachan
A/Prof Michael Stubbs in celebration of his aunt, Australian pianist Ruth Gerald
Sandy Watson and Jillian Williams
Andrew Wells and Glynis Johns in memory of Joan Johns
Jillian Williams
Anonymous x 1
2023 Prize Sponsors and Donors
Ernest Hutcheson First Prize
Percy Grainger Second Prize
Donated by founder of Philanthropy Initiative Australia Loz Copley
George Frederick Boyle Third Prize
Donated by JBMandM in memory of Jim and Joan Bonner, Jane & Frazer Davey, Liz & Gundo Gibson, Gary Nash, Anonymous x 2
William Murdoch Fourth Prize
Donated by Anonymous
Arthur Benjamin Fifth Prize
Donated by
Noel Mewton-Wood Sixth Prize
Donated by Rosalind Carlson OAM
Eileen Joyce Best Overall Concerto
Donated by Drs Keith & Eileen Ong
Roy Agnew Best Concerto 1800 and earlier
Donated by A/Prof Michael Stubbs in celebration of his aunt, Australian pianist Ruth Gerald
Miriam Hyde Best Concerto post-1800
Donated by Janice Tuynman in memory of her husband Hank Tuynman
Hephzibah Menuhin Best Performance of a Sonata for Violin and Piano
Donated by David and Jan Robinson
Geoffrey Parsons Best Performance of a Sonata for Cello and Piano
Donated by Minnie Biggs
Una Bourne Best Accompanist Prize
Donated by Margaret Taylor in memory of her late husband Major Derek Noel Taylor MBE ARCM LTCL psm JP
Edward Cahill Best Preliminaries Round 1 Recital
Donated by
Isador Goodman Best Preliminaries Round 2 Recital
Donated by the Victorian Friends of The Sydney
Ignaz Friedman Best Semi Final Recital
Donated by Dr Robert Mitchell in memory of Denis Condon
Geoffrey Tozer Most Promising Pianist Not Proceeding to the Finals
Donated by Joan Adler
Nancy Weir Best Australian Pianist
Malcolm Williamson Best Performance of an Australian Piece
Donated by Dr Robert Mitchell in memory of Denis Condon
Rex Hobcroft People’s Choice Prize
Sponsored by
Rhondda Gillespie Best Performance of a Work from any Period Before 1950 by a Rarely-played and Unduly Neglected Composer
Donated by Dr Harold Fabrikant AM
Best Program Presentation in the Semi Final
Donated by Barbara Leser
Best Encore in the Semi Final
Donated by Thomas (Tom) Chvojka and Supported by a gift from the late Mrs Jana Chvojka
Prizes for each of the Six Semi Finalists not proceeding to the Finals
Donated by Mrs Wendy Weight OAM
Medal given to the Most Promising Competitor
Donated by Graham Wickes in memory of Australian pianist Dennis Hennig
Bequests
Virginia Braden OAM
Alison Burrell
Jana Chvojka
Harry Colligan and Lionel Hann
Claire Dan AM OBE
Neville Grace
Peter Lazar AM
Andrew Wells AM
Anonymous x 2
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