Our Donors
SYO gratefully acknowledges the following donors who support SYO. Your contributions have enabled talented young musicians to take leadership roles within their ensembles whilst removing financial barriers for families across Sydney and regional NSW. Through your investment, 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.
$100,000+
Howarth Foundation
$50,000+
Patricia H Reid Endowment Fund
Macquarie Group Foundation
$10,000+
Steve Bell
Susie Dickson
Kate and Daryl Dixon
John and Irene Garran
Ian and Pam McGaw
James N. Kirby Foundation
$2,000+
Anonymous
Francis Beens and Samantha Boston
Christine Bishop
Anne & Robert Cahill
Richard Cobden SC
Alex & Clara Dharma
Bunny Gardiner-Hill
The Greatorex Fund
The Griffin Foundation
Des and Peter Hunter
Alan Hauserman & Janet Nash
Ian Kelly and Michael Thompson OAM
Murray Keir
Jon North
Malcolm Williams
Andrew Wiseman
Ravenmill Foundation
$1,000+
Julie Durrant
Anthony Gregg & Deanne Whittleston
Mira Joksovic
Reg & Jacqui Johnston
Jeffrey & Anna Mellefont
Reingard Porges
Helen Trinca
$500+
Antoinette Albert
John & Jill Allen
Andrew Botros
Matthew Campbell
Joseph Chou
Ben Franklin
Wallis Graham
Sabrina Jajoo
Lah-Lah Productions
ChinHer Lin
Kerrie Ma
Nancy Milne
Alex Oh
Albert Poon
David Robinson
Felicite Ross
ChanJuan Zheng
$200+
Kingsley Aves
Sally Aves
Kate Eccles
Suellen Enestrom
Jane Furlong
Jayne Hughes
Narelle Lewis
Norman Long
The Family of Ollie McCormick
Tomoko and Benjamin Nordling
Claudette Palomares
Wendy Pritchard and Brent Wilson
Kate Procter
Victoria Rands
Jane Thomas
Chris Tingay
Justin Tyler
Elizabeth Whittle
Elizabeth Zaki
Updated September 2025
