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The Australian Youth Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the support of all who enable us to discover, train and inspire the next generation of Australian musicians. In addition to those listed below, we also thank those generous individuals who choose to remain anonymous, and those whose donations are below $1,000.

  • Conductor Chair – Roslyn Packer AC 
  • Concertmaster Chair – Cass & Ian George 
  • Associate Concertmaster Chair – David & Alexa Haslingden 
  • Principal 2nd Violin Chair – Alex * and Nelly King 
  • Tutti 2nd Violin Chair – Patricia H. Reid Endowment Fund 
  • Principal Viola Chair – Rod Cameron 
  • Associate Principal Viola Chair – Justice F Kunc and Ms F Rourke 
  • Tutti Viola Chair – Philip Bacon AO  
  • Principal Cello Chair – Simon Johnson 
  • Tutti Cello Chair – Abigail Jones 
  • Principal Flute Chair – Suellen Enestrom 
  • Associate Principal Flute Chair – Helen & Daniel Gauchat AM 
  • Principal Oboe Chair – Penelope Seidler AM 
  • Principal Clarinet Chair – Rosie Williams and John Grill AO 
  • 2nd Clarinet Chair – Patrick Loftus-Hills and Konnin Tam
  • Principal Horn Chair – Antoinette Albert 
  • Player Chair – The Hon. Dr Andrew Lu AM and Professor Geoffrey Lancaster AO  
  • Bowness Foundation  
  • Erin Flaherty and David Maloney  
  • Garran Family Foundation  
  • Dr Leslie and Ginny Green
  • Ulrike Klein AO 
  • Vivienne Sharpe
  • Maria Vasas Foundation 
  • Igor Zambelli

* AYO Alumni
^ In memory of Deborah Lander
^^ In memory of Kenneth Hunt, Tanya Prochazka* (née Hunt) and Marianne Hunt

Acknowledgement current as at  21 June 2024. AYO makes every effort to ensure our list of supporters is accurate. If you notice an error, please contact our Development team on (03) 8420 5710

Australian Youth Orchestra, ABN 42 004 355 739, is registered under the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012.  It is a deductible gift recipient under Division 30 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

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