Our Shared Passion for Music

Philanthropy Impact Report 2018­—2019 Extending Music’s Extraordinary Impact Together

Womenjika and welcome As we reach the coda of our landmark 10th Anniversary In 2018-19, more than 8,000 generous music lovers year, it’s wonderful to reflect on all that we have achieved joined you in making gifts of all types that have ensured to our 2018—2019 Philanthropy together over the past decade and offer our sincere the continued vibrancy of the musical, artist development Impact Report. thanks for your inspiring commitment to and learning and access programs that form the core Recital Centre. Whether you have recently joined us, of our work here at the Centre. Your support also or have been a part of our generous community of played a crucial role in bringing to life several special supporters since we first opened our doors, your 10th Anniversary initiatives, including a suite of 10 new philanthropic gifts and sponsorship have enriched the music commissions, our $10 tickets access initiative for lives of so many people in our community; from first time attendees, and the purchase of a new Steinway musicians and seasoned concert-goers, to those Model C grand piano for the Primrose Potter Salon. who are discovering the joy of music for the first time. This past year also saw the launch of our new seat dedication program that provided 39 music lovers with a platform to express their deep connection to the Centre. We have come a long way in our first 10 years, and the firm footing you have helped us establish means that we now look forward to our second decade with Eda Ritchie AM Euan Murdoch Chair, Foundation CEO confidence and energy. We hope that you will join Advisory Committee us as our journey continues. Thank you for 10 years of inspired giving! At a Glance 2018—2019

Total Attendances Number of Melbourne Recital Centre Number of International Ensembles Presents Revenue Public Events* 2017—2018: 195,852 2017—2018: 98 2017—2018: $3,256,448 2018—2019: 2018—2019: 104 2018—2019: $3,518,609 218,400*

2017—2018: 2018—2019: 653 695

Website Visits Number of Melbourne Recital Centre *Includes events at both Melbourne Recital Centre Australian Ensembles Members and beyond the Centre 2017—2018: 777,559 2017—2018: 359 2018—2019: 2018—2019: 397 828,730 2017—2018: 2018—2019: 1,278 1,227 A Vibrant and Diverse Musical Program

‘Wonderful experience, extraordinary musicians and artists full of love, warmth and compassion.’

AUDIENCE MEMBER Musical Thanks to your generous philanthropic support, our landmark 10th Anniversary Program year showcased the diverse musical creativity celebrated in our city, bringing to Highlights life a vibrant program across all genres.

• Signature Event  • Gabrieli Consort and Players, performing Purcell’s King Arthur

• 10th Birthday Gala Concert  • Performers aged from 11 to 96, celebrating 10 years of great music

• Great International Artists • Great Performers, solo recital series • Great Chamber Ensembles

• Australian Chamber Music • Local Heroes • Southbank Series • Spotlight Series

• Metropolis New Music Festival

• Indigenous Performing Arts • Yinga-bul and Yirramboi festivals

• Contemporary, World Music, and Jazz  • Rufus Wainwright, Calexico, Olafur Arnalds, Neneh Cherry and many more

Christian Li, violin & Laurence Matheson, piano Musical Almost every day of the year, people from all walks of life gather at Melbourne Program Recital Centre to be moved by music. The Centre is a beacon to the very best Impact artists from and around the world.

• 695 public events, in and beyond the Centre

• 345 self-presented concerts across a diverse array of genres and styles

• 218,400 total attendances

• 397 Australian ensembles

• 104 international ensembles

• 100 artists made their debut performance at the Centre

• 89 Australian and world premiere performances of new works

 • A Helpmann Award for the 2019 Signature Event, Gabrieli Consort and Players

 • A curious and engaged audience - 43% of audience members surveyed reported attending a concert where they were experiencing an artist or genre for the first time

James Morrison with his Academy Jazz Orchestra Transformative Opportunities for Artist Development

‘It’s a valuable experience both knowledge and performance wise. Master classes are a platform where we, as budding artists and musicians, can present a work and gain an insightful view and opinion from a well-established artist. I will take this experience, learn from it and hopefully have the opportunity to pass on the knowledge to others.’

2019 MASTER CLASS PARTICIPANT Encouraging and supporting the creative development Artist Development of Australian artists is at the very heart of Melbourne Recital Highlights Centre’s mission. This year, your philanthropic support enriched Melbourne’s unique musical ecosystem through our wide-ranging artist development program.

New Music Commissions Workshops • 10 new works commissioned • Regional Music Exchange to celebrate the Centre’s 10th • Regional Master Classes Anniversary, in partnership with Competitions Musica Viva, Australian Chamber Orchestra and international venues • Bach Competition for artists under 18 like Carnegie Hall • Great Romantics Competition • Merlyn Myer Music Commission for for young artists from 18—25 female composers, awarded to • Contemporary Masters Music Award, Deborah Cheetham AO for Song for for the best performance of a work Dulka Warngiid composed between 1900 and 2019 • Two emerging composers from the Artist in Residence Program Melbourne Conservatorium of Music • William Barton – 2019 Artist-in- commissioned to write new works for Residence selected Local Heroes ensembles Accelerando mentoring program Master Classes • For young musicians studying • Five Great Performers master class in Government schools from sessions for talented students from across The , VCA, and ANAM Performances Opportunities for Local and Emerging Artists • Spotlight Series • Emerging contemporary artists featured as support acts for major contemporary popular acts • Free open rehearsal sessions with local artists

William Barton & Aunty Delmae Barton at the 10th Birthday Gala Concert Artist Exciting new works commissioned from: • Ros Bandt Development • Deborah Cheetham AO Impact • Brett Dean • Andrew Ford • Nico Muhly • Kate Neal & Sal Cooper • Carolyn Schofield • Adam Simmons & Zheng-Ting Wang • Samuel Smith

9 Accelerando mentoring program participants

18 Master class participants

18 young musicians given the opportunity to perform at the Centre as finalists in the Bach and Great Romantics competitions

282 participants in all learning activities, from early childhood music sessions, to advanced pre-professional master classes

Deborah Cheetham AO, performing her new work Song for Dulka Warngiid Access to Thrilling Music for Everybody

Share the Music participants’ note to Belinda Ashe, Learning & Access Coordinator Access We believe that everyone should have access to transformative musical experiences. Program Your support helps to bring music into the lives of thousands of people each year, Highlights who would otherwise miss out.

$10 ticket program  • Supported entirely by philanthropy we celebrated our 10th Anniversary year by offering 10 tickets to first time attendees at $10 each for every Melbourne Recital Centre presents concert Share the Music  • Ticket and transport subsidy program for members of our community facing barriers to accessing live music at the Centre Music Always  • Enriching the lives of residents in aged care and assisted living facilities by bringing world-class music making directly into their homes Workshops • Regional Music Exchange • Sensory workshops for students who are blind or low-vision • Relaxed Performances Beyond the Centre  • Extensive regional Victoria touring program, bringing the same high-quality music making that takes place at the Centre into communities across the state • Live at Melbourne Recital Centre digital project, making performances in the Primrose Potter Salon accessible to Victorian secondary school music students and audiences around the world Nurturing the musicians and music lovers of the future  • Song Play and Music Play children’s workshops and festivals, helping to create the next generation of Sound Matters Workshop musicians and music-lovers Access ‘Music makes them so happy, no matter which part of the facility; Program high-care, low-care, independent or Impact dementia, they just enjoy the music.’ AGED CARE WORKER, MUSIC ALWAYS PROGRAM

2,300 first time attendees accessed the Centre in our 10th Anniversary year through the $10 ticket program

4,048 participants of all ages given the opportunity to experience transformative musical performances through the Centre’s access programs, including the Share the Music ticket and transport subsidy program, and the Music Always program for aged care residents

1,200 attendances at Music for Victoria regional touring program

14% of Melbourne Recital Centre Presents content captured for online viewing on the Live from Melbourne Recital Centre digital platform with 19,202 views

94 Beyond the Centre events

Ziggy & Miles Johnston performing for Music Always Thanks to the success of a $250,000 special fundraising campaign, made possible A New Steinway by a significant matching grant from Gandel Philanthropy, 48 donors to the Steinway Giving Circle, and additional gifts from nearly 1,300 other people who love for the Primrose the Primrose Potter Salon, the Centre has purchased a second new Steinway Model C grand piano for that venue. Special thanks to Krystyna Campbell-Pretty, Hyonju Potter Salon Newman and Monica Lim and Konfir Kabo for hosting events in their homes in support of this campaign. This new instrument arrives at the Centre in early 2020. It will complement the existing Model C piano in the Primrose Potter Salon and greatly expand the Centre’s musical and education possibilities. A wonderful birthday present for our 10th Anniversary!

Steinway Circle Benefactor Patron ($2500) ($500+) Gandel Philanthropy Bruce Parncutt AO Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed AM ($30,000+) ($1000+) Janet McDonald Krystyna Campbell- Anonymous (1) David Poulton Pretty AM Kaye Cleary Dianne Jacobs Tim Connard ($10,000+) Maria Johnson Craig Coulson Anonymous (1) Jane Bloomfield Timothy & John Calvert-Jones AM & Doug Hooley Janine Fredman Janet Calvert-Jones AO Roger Gillard & Brian Goddard Sohwon Kim Dr Alastair R Jackson AM Linda Herd Lady Primrose Potter AC David Lee Skipp Williamson & Muriel Yang & Jay Lee Carol Haynes Geoff & Jan Phillips ($5000+) Prof Margaret Plant Warwick & Margaret S Ross AM & Paulette Bisley Dr Ian Ross Arnold & Mary Bram Sirius Foundation Susan Crennan AC QC & Vivian Wei Wang Michael Crennan QC Dr Victor Wayne & Graeme & Angelina Wise Dr Karen Wayne OAM

Piers Lane AO & Euan Murdoch at the Steinway & Sons showroom in Hamburg, Germany. Free Foyer The gift of Peter & Ruth McMullin Activities It was not just the Centre’s performance venues that rang with song in our 10th Anniversary year. A colourful and varied free program of live music, talks, workshops, DJs and festival take-overs regularly brought the foyers to life as well. Beginning with kid-friendly music installations during January’s Music Play Family Festival, continuing with the birthday celebration on 8 February, and punctuated at regular intervals by events like the July Q&A with Artist-in- Residence William Barton, the Centre’s foyer and other public space activities encouraged audiences and passers-by alike to linger, learn and connect. This diverse range of foyer activations was made possible thanks to the generous support of Peter and Ruth McMullin. In the first half of the 10th Anniversary year, our foyers were brought to life with:

114 foyer events to 30 June, including:

25 morning tea/post-concert drinks events

38 workshops

28 Meet-the-Artist events, including talks and CD signings

16 foyer concerts

7 DJs

Concert-goers enjoying a foyer celebration following the Centre’s 10th Birthday Gala Concert. Vale, Dr. Milan Kantor OAM Philanthropist, lawyer, businessman, passionate music lover, and founding benefactor of Melbourne Recital Centre, Dr Milan Kantor OAM passed away this year at the age of 93.

Born in the Czech Republic, Milan trained as a concert pianist which fuelled his life-long love of music. After immigrating to Australia, Milan met and married Anne Kantor AO, daughter of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE and embarked on a successful legal and business career. He retained strong links with his homeland and was the Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in Melbourne until his passing. With Anne and their children, Milan was a Founding Benefactor of Melbourne Recital Centre. Together they established its Endowment Fund in 2007, which now enables a vibrant artistic program of close to 700 concerts, artist development and access activities involving nearly 360 Australian ensembles each year. Anne and Milan’s foresight and generosity has ensured the Centre will be an important nurturer of Australian music for generations to come. In 2019, the Centre was honoured to commemorate Milan’s passion and generosity by establishing the Milan Kantor Prize at the annual Great Romantics Competition with Annamila Pty Ltd. . ‘Chamber music is a gift. It is internalised and becomes a part of one. To participate, to be a witness to this unbelievably intimate expression of music… well I started to listen, I introduced Anne to it and we’ve never stopped listening.’ Dr Milan Kantor OAM, 2018

Dr Milan Kantor OAM Legacy Whether celebrating a special connection to the Centre through a seat dedication or Gifts investing in the long-term future of the Centre through a bequest, our supporters are helping to ensure that Melbourne Recital Centre is sustained as a place where transformative musical experiences take place for generations to come. 35 seats are newly dedicated in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

Encore Bequest Circle Donors Anonymous (3) Miss Jenny Anderson The Betty Amsden Foundation Ms Barbara Blackman Mrs Jennifer Brukner Mr Ken Bullen Mr Jim Cousins AO & Mrs Libby Cousins Mrs Jenny Hordern & Mr Peter Hordern Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed AM Ms Jane Kunstler Ms Janette Mclellan Ms Elizabeth O’Keeffe Ms Penny Rawlins Ms Sandy Shaw The Estate of Beverley Shelton & Martin Schonthal Ms Mary Vallentine AO Thank You We wish to extend our sincere thanks to all those who volunteer their time, to Our energy and skills to aid the Centre’s Volunteers expanding Development program. Foundation Advisory Legal Friends Committee: Committee: Hon Justice AC & Eda Ritchie AM, Chair Hon Kenneth M Hayne AC QC, Peter Armstrong Inaugural Patrons George Golvan QC Peter Bartlett Zoe Brinsden Peter Murdoch QC Jim Cousins AO Meredith Schilling Margaret Farren-Price Medical Friends Alex King Founding Member: Christine Sather Assoc Prof Sebastian King Vivian Wang Ensemble Giovane Events Committee: Founding Members: Margaret Farren-Price, Chair Peter Armstrong Julie Kantor Mary Beth Bauer Monica Lim Liane Kemp Susan Thacore Christine Sather Mary Vallentine AO

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Inspired Giving

10TH ANNIVERSARY GIFTS ($1000+) ($30,000+) ($2500+) Sandra Robertson & Philip Cachia ($4000+) Anonymous (3) Yvonne von Hartel AM, Cathy & Peter Rogers The Betty Amsden Foundation 10th Anniversary Benefactor Anonymous (1) ARM Architecture Robert Peck AM, Rachel Peter Rose & Christopher Menz Jack & Hedy Brent Foundation Lady Primrose Potter AC Ballandry (Peter Griffin Family) Adrienne Basser Peck & Marten Peck of In Memory of Pauline Speedy The John & Jennifer peckvonhartel architects Fund 10th Anniversary Public Carolyn & Tony Baum Barbara & Duncan Sutherland Brukner Foundation (Signature Events Benefactors) Liz & Charles Baré Activation Program Helen & Michael Gannon Jane Bloomfield Alastair Campbell & Sue Campbell Pamela Swansson ($50,000) Kathryn Greiner AO Helen Brack ($20,000+) Kathy & George Deutsch OAM Pearl Tang (including matching Peter & Ruth McMullin (Mary Vallentine Limitless Barbara Burge Melbourne Recital Centre from Pricewaterhouse Coopers) Ann Lahore Stage Fund) 10th AnniversaryCommissions Maggie Cash Board of Directors Dr Michael Troy Shelley & Euan Murdoch Silvia & Michael Kantor The Aranday Foundation John Castles AM & Prof Andrea Hull AO Dr Paul Nisselle AM ($500+) Thelma Castles OAM Susan Thacore Ulrike Klein AO Peter & Cally Bartlett Greg Noonan Anonymous (1) Christine & Michael Clough Jane Kunstler Stephen Carpenter & Ian & Kathleen Nowak Rhonda & Ted Allen ($2500+) The Hon Mary Delahunty Leigh Ellwood Majlis Pty Ltd. James Ostroburski & Jenny Anderson Kaye Birks in memory of Paul Donnelly & Joseph & Nicole Corponi David Anne Burgi & Kerin Carr Playking Foundation Leo Ostroburski Peter J Armstrong Brigitte Treutenaere The Hon Mary Delahunty Maria McCarthy Margaret S Ross AM & Dr Ian C Ross Jacqueline Schwarz Alistaire Bowler Jo Fisher & Peter Grayson Paul Donnelly & Margaret Taylor Maria Sola Sirius Foundation Min Li Chong Colin Golvan AM QC & Brigitte Treutenaere Helen Symon QC & Ian Lulham Jean Dunn ($1000+) Dr Deborah Golvan Assoc Prof Jody Evans ($1000+) The Yulgilbar Foundation MinterEllison Anonymous (4) Naomi Golvan & Margaret Farren-Price & Anonymous (1) Angela & Richard Kirsner Keith & Debby Badger $10 Ticket Program George Golvan QC Prof Ronald Farren-Price AM Adrienne Basser Dr Anne Lierse John & Mary Barlow ($20,000+) Robert & Jan Green Eda Ritchie AM Helen Brack Jane Morris Jane Bloomfield Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM Dr Garry Joslin & Audrey Zibelman Bill Burdett AM & Sandra Burdett Prof Dimity Reed AM Maggie Cash Ian Suren Helen Brack Yvonne von Hartel AM, ($10,000+) Robert Peck AM, Rachel Sally MacIndoe John Castles AM & Dr Diane Tibbits Bill Burdett AM & Sandra Burdett Jane Matthews Anonymous (1) Christine & Michael Clough Peck & Marten Peck of Thelma Castles OAM ACCESS TO THRILLING MUSIC John & Lorraine Bates peckvonhartel architects Message Consultants Australia Julie Ann Cox AM & Laurie Cox AO AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Paul Donnelly & Dr Richard Mills AM Paulette & Warwick Bisley Mary Draper AM FOR EVERYBODY Brigitte Treutenaere ($10,000+) (Great Performers Tim Orton & Barbara Dennis Lord Francis Ebury & Supported by the Elisabeth Murdoch Maria Hansen Annamila Pty Ltd Leadership Supporters) James Ostroburski & The Late Lady Suzanne Ebury Creative Development Fund and the Christine Haslam Dara Pty Ltd John & Cathy Simpson Leo Ostroburski Maggie Edmond Mary Vallentine Limitless Stage Jenny & Peter Hordern The Robert Salzer Foundation Maria Sola (Local Heroes & Great Prof David Penington AC & Susan Fallaw Fund, donors to our learning and (Mary Vallentine Limitless Angelina & Graeme Wise Performers Leadership Supporter) access programs help to share the Stage Fund) Dr Sonay Hussein The Leo & Mina Fink Fund music by bringing high-quality music Geoff & Jan Phillips ($7500+) In memory of Beryl Hooley ($4000+) Angela Glover and learning opportunities to people Shelley Rowlands John Howie AM & Dr Linsey Howie The John and Jennifer Esther & Brian Benjamin Ann Gordon from all walks of life. Louise Kornman Brukner Foundation Christine Sather (Great Performers Jan Grant Leadership Supporters) Prof John Langford AM & Julian Burnside QC AO & Dr Cherilyn Tillman & Tam Vu Nance Grant AM MBE & Ian Harris ($40,000+) Message Consultants Australia The Late Christina McCallum Kate Durham The Ullmer Family Foundation Henkell Family Fund Dr Geraldine Lazarus & Cathy Lowy John Calvert-Jones AM & Mary Vallentine AO ($4000+) In memory of Beryl Hooley Mr Greig Gailey Janet Calvert-Jones AO (Regional Touring and Outreach (Mary Vallentine Janet Whiting AM & Phil Lukies Anonymous (1) Penelope Hughes Kathryn Fagg AO Leadership Supporters) Limitless Stage Fund) Danielle Davis & Joyce Marks Stuart Jennings Katrina & Simon Holmes à Court MUSIC CIRCLE — Sally MacIndoe A VIBRANT AND DIVERSE Jenny & Peter Hordern Dr Garry Joslin & ($30,000+) Silvia & Michael Kantor Ann Miller MUSICAL PROGRAM Diana Lempriere Prof Dimity Reed AM Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM Susan Thacore Dennis & Fairlie Nassau Donors who support the depth and Cathy Lowy George & Grace Kass Lady Marigold Southey AC Andrew & Jan Wheeler Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine vibrancy of the Centre’s musical Geoff & Jan Phillips Maria Mercurio Igor & Jenny Zambelli ($20,000+) The Ullmer Family Foundation program play a crucial role in (Great Performers Baillieu Myer AC & Sarah Myer Kim Williams AM (Mary Vallentine Limitless ensuring that we can continue to Leadership Supporters) Rupert Myer AO & Annabel Myer (Mary Vallentine Limitless Stage Fund) Stage Fund) ($2500+) present a rich diversity of the Mary Vallentine AO Stephen Newton AO Mary Vallentine AO Susan Alberti AC & greatest musicians and ensembles ($10,000+) Dr Victor Wayne & Elizabeth O’Keeffe Vivian Wei Wang Colin North OAM from Australia and around the globe. Annamila Pty Ltd Dr Karen Wayne OAM Helen Perlen Mark & Jane Wilson Linda Herd Kerryn Pratchett Audrey Zibelman Inspired Giving

NURTURING ARTISTIC GIVING CIRCLES Legal Friends of ($500+) Seat Dedications DEVELOPMENT — FOSTERING Melbourne Recital Centre Giving Melbourne Recital Centre Elizabeth Boros Annamila Pty Ltd A BRIGHT MUSICAL FUTURE Circles are passionate and like- Legal Friends Leslie G Clements Lowina Blackman Supported by the Elisabeth Murdoch minded groups of donors who come Inaugural Patrons The Hon Hartley Hansen QC John Calvert-Jones AM & Creative Development Fund, donors together to collectively celebrate The Hon Justice Michelle & Rosalind Hansen Janet Calvert-Jones AO who support our enriching artist their love of music Gordon AC & The Hon The Hon David L Harper AM The Hon Mary Delahunty development programs help to by supporting special projects. Kenneth M Hayne AC QC Kathryn Fagg AO create a wide range of unique Medical Friends of opportunities Ensemble Giovane — Leadership ($10,000+) Melbourne Recital Centre Ronald Farren-Price AM & for local musicians, and help Donors in support of Master Margaret Farren-Price The Hon Justice Michelle ($2000+) to ensure a vibrant musical future for classes & young artist Gordon AC & The Hon Kristin Gill & family Dr Charlotte Slade & Victoria and beyond. development Kenneth M Hayne AC QC Colin & Deborah Golvan Assoc Prof Sebastian King Nance Grant AM MBE ($10,000+) ($4000+) Betty Amsden Kids and Family ($1000+) Brenda Hamilton & family Program Benefactor Jim Cousins AO & Libby Cousins Anonymous (1) Mr Phillip Antippa & Catherine Heggen The Late Betty Amsden AO DSJ YMF Australia Naomi Golvan & George Golvan QC Dr Tracey Huntley Hans & Petra Henkell ($7500+) Peter B Murdoch QC & Michael Bennett & Kate Stockwin ($20,000+) Helen Murdoch Kathy Horadam Margaret S Ross AM & George & Laila Embelton Prof Rod Hunt & Michael Sharpe Maya Rozner & Alex King Anne Kantor AO & The Late Dr Ian C Ross ($5000+) Dr Jean McMullin & Dr Milan Kantor OAM Dr Catherine Brennan (Artist Development Hon Susan Crennan AC QC ($2500+) Alex King & Sebastian King Leadership Supporters) & Dr Michael Crennan QC Anonymous (2) Dr John F Mills Diana Lempriere ($10,000+) Jo Fisher Colin Golvan AM QC & Cathy Lowy Peter Jopling AM QC Lyndsey & Peter Hawkins Dr Deborah Golvan Evelyn Pose (Artist Development Igor Zambelli & Jenny Zambelli Peter J Stirling & Kimberley Kane Katherine Rechtman Leadership Supporter) ($3000+) ($1000+) Ralph & Ruth Renard Majlis Pty Ltd Anonymous (1) Anonymous (3) Kiera Stevens Angelina & Graeme Wise Christine Sather Marcia & John K Arthur Peter J. Stirling ($4000+) Dr Cherilyn Tillman & Tam Vu James Barber Ian Suren Annamila Pty Ltd Peter Bartlett Jenny Tatchell ($1000+) Annette Blonski & Friends of David Tong Andrew & Theresa Dyer Peter J Armstrong Martin Bartfeld QC Mary Vallentine AO Vivienne Ritchie Bailey-Lord Family The Hon Alex Chernov AC QC Mary Waldron Vivian Wei Wang Mary Beth Bauer Lyn Williams AM & Elizabeth Chernov Vivian Wei Wang Fiona Bennett Christine Clough List of patrons as at 30 July 2019 ($2500+) Zoe Brinsden The Hon Julie Dodds-Streeton Anonymous (1) Kathryn Fagg AO Timothy Goodwin Dr Jane Gilmour OAM & ($1000+) Robert Heathcote & Terry Brain Anonymous (1) Meredith King Prof Andrea Hull AO Peter J Armstrong The Hon Peter Heerey AM QC Liane Kemp & Sally Heerey Lin Bender AM Simon Le Plastrier Judge Sara Hinchey & In memory of Beryl Hooley Norene Leslie McCormac Tom Pikusa In memory of The Rosemary O’Connor John Howie AM & Dr Linsey Howie Late Harry Johnson Laura Thomas Pandora Kay & John Larkins Martine Letts Anthony J & Philippa M Kelly Ian & Gill McDougall ($500+) Maryanne B Loughnan QC Dr Richard Mills AM Anonymous (1) Dianne Jacobs Banjo McLachlan & Paul Mahony ($500+) Elizabeth O’Keeffe Australian Bach Society Ralph & Ruth Renard Frederic & Karen Pomeranz Meredith Schilling Michael Shand AM QC Tom Smyth Thank you Melbourne Recital Centre acknowledges the generous support of its business partners, philanthropic supporters and patrons.

Founding Patron Board Members

The Late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE Prof Andrea Hull AO, Chair Deborah Cheetham AO Paul Donnelly Eda Ritchie AM Peter Bartlett Joseph Corponi Assoc Prof Jody Evans Audrey Zibelman Stephen Carpenter The Hon Mary Delahunty Margaret Farren-Price

Founding Benefactors Life Members

The Kantor Family Helen Macpherson Smith Trust Lin Bender AM Kathryn Fagg AO Richard Gubbins Jordi Savall The Calvert-Jones Family Robert Salzer Foundation Deborah Cheetham AO Margaret Farren-Price Penny Hutchinson Mary Vallentine AO Lyn Williams The Hugh Williamson Foundation Jim Cousins AO & Ronald Farren-Price AM Julie Kantor

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