Our Donors
SYO gratefully acknowledges the following donors who support SYO.
Your contributions have enabled talented young musicians to take their next steps on their music education journeys, whilst removing financial barriers for families across Sydney and regional NSW. Through your support, our musicians are accessing pathways to professional careers, bringing orchestral music to new audiences in diverse venues, and demonstrating that artistic excellence thrives when it’s truly accessible to all.
Your support is helping shape the next generation of Australia’s orchestral music leaders.
Thank you.
$100,000+
Howarth Foundation
$50,000+
Dr Zeny Edwards, OAM, SYO Excellence Patron
The Macquarie Group Foundation
Patricia H Reid Endowment Fund
$20,000+
Steve Bell
Ian Kelly and Michael Thompson OAM
$10,000+
Susie Dickson
Kate and Daryl Dixon
John and Irene Garran
The Griffin Foundation
Alastair Griffin
Ian and Pam McGaw
SBW Foundation
$2,000+
Anonymous
Francis Beens and Samantha Boston
Christine Bishop
Anne and Robert Cahill
Alex and Clara Dharma
Bunny Gardiner-Hill
The Greatorex Foundation
Des and Peter Hunter
Alan Hauserman and Janet Nash
Geoff Stearn
Murray Keir
Jon North
Bart Vasic
Malcolm Williams
Ravenmill Foundation
$1,000+
Julie Durrant
Anthony Gregg and Deanne Whittlestone
Mira Joksovic
Reg and Jacqui Johnston
Jeffery and Anna Mellefont
Reingard Porges
Howard and Mary Tanner
Helen Trinca
$500+
Antoinette Albert
John and Jill Allen
Andrew Botros
Matthew Campbell
Joseph Chou
Efim Elski
Ben Franklin
Dr. Fiona Gallagher
Wallis Graham
Sabrina Jajoo
Lah-Lah Productions
Amelia Lin
ChinHer Lin
Kerrie Ma
Nancy Milne
Alex Oh
Albert Poon
Victoria Rands
David Robinson
Felicite Ross
ChanJuan Zheng
$200+
Kingsley Aves
Sally Aves
Alina Belshaw
Linda Brady
Bob Cadry
Theresa Calovini
Elena Chan
Cathy Cheung
Nalen Chrun
Christine Cigana
Lounarda David
Kate Eccles
Suellen Enestrom
Seoul Farm
Maohui Fu
Jane Furlong
John Hanna
Virginia Ho
Michelle Hoo
Jayne Hughes
Hye Ran Jo
Alisa Kane
Amelia Kane
Oliver Kim
Narelle Lewis
Kelvin Lim
Norman Long
Cecilia Lu
Petah Martin
Newlonds Family
Jihyun Kim
The Family of Ollie McCormick
Susan & Kevin Munro
Lisa Mimmocchi
Hoa Nguyen
Tomoko & Benjamin Nordling
Fiona O’Sullivan
Claudette Palomares
Jenny Pang
Elaine Pfeil
Wendy Pritchard & Brent Wilson
Kate Procter
Fo Shi
Anthony G Smith
Riikka Sintonen
Jane Thomas
Chris Tingay
Justin Tyler
Elizabeth Whittle
Elizabeth Zaki
Lilly Zhang
Lounarda, Edmond, Louren, Michael
Updated May 2026
