Our Sponsors and Donors

We acknowledge and thank our generous sponsors and donors.

If you would like to consider lending your support please visit the Support Us page.

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

Donated by

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

Donated by

Malcolm Williamson Best Performance of an Australian Piece

Donated by Dr Robert Mitchell in memory of Denis Condon

Rex Hobcroft People’s Choice Prize

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