Thanks to Our Supporters
He mihi ki ngā kaitautoko
Thank you for supporting your national Orchestra
We couldn't achieve all that we do without our extended family by our side. We are pleased to honour and recognise the generosity of our donors who support the NZSO with an annual gift:
MAJOR GIFTS
Cadenza Circle
Extraordinary gifts for rare instruments of exceptional quality and provenance.
Founding Benefactor: Ainsley Walter 1755 G.B. Guadagnini Violin played by Vesa Matti-Leppänen
The NZSO Foundation
The Diessl Family c.1690 Gioffredo Cappa violin
Fortissimo Circle ($25,000+)
Supporting the NZSO to bring international artists to Aotearoa.
Luke Pierson Founding Member
Donald Best ONZM & Susan Best
The Diessl Family
Bill Falconer CNZM
Dame Bronwen Holdsworth^ DNZM
Roger & Catherine Taylor
Anonymous (1)
Adam Foundation
Todd Trust
Fehl Charitable Trust
The Mary Fitzwilliam Award
Maestro Circle ($10,000+)
Dame Margaret Bazley ONZ DNZM
Donald Best ONZM & Susan Best
Jason Boyes & Nickie van der Beek
Dame Malvina Major Foundation
Sir Roderick & Gillian, Lady Deane
The Fairhall Family
The FAME Trust
Chris Finlayson KC
Sir David Gascoigne & Dame Patsy Reddy^ GNZM QSO CVO
The Gibbs Family
Richard & Peggy Greenfield
Tim Fulton & Anna Greenwood
Brian & Sally Hasell
Hugh Green Foundation
Dr Hylton Le Grice CNZM, OBE & Ms Angela Lindsay
Peter Masfen CNZM & Joanna Masfen
Kevin & Lindsey Mason
Professor Jack C Richards
Peter & Juliet Rowe
Michael Snowden
Alison Thomson
James Wadham
Anonymous (1)
Virtuoso Circle ($5,000+)
Sarah Billinghurst
The Brandt Family
Marie Brown MNZM & Brendan Brown
Ros & Philip Burdon
James Carpinter & James Christmas^
Gillian Clark & Matilda Goldie
Raewyn Dalziel
Diana Duff-Staniland
Mr Kim Francis & Mr Jeremy Johnson KSM
Dame Jenny Gibbs DNZM
Joy Gray & Robin Hilson
Laurence Greig
Holborow Family Trust
Holdsworth Charitable Trust
Alison Holt
Ed & Angela McKnight
Deryk & Jan McNamara
Alan & Luba Perry
Douglas & Michelle* Rathbun
Susannah^ & Paul Robinson
Gendie & Richard Sommerville-Ryan
Dame Adrienne Stewart DNZM, QSM
Judith Trotter CNZM
The Walker & Hall Trust
Freya Wang
Warwick & Linda Webb MNZM
Anna Peacock
Nimrod Taylor
Anonymous
Orchestra Circle ($2,500+)
Ted & Ann Aspey
Mark Barrow
Philippa Bates
A. I. Boddy
Virginia Breen
Alison Buchanan & Eric Johnston
Noel Carroll
Allison & Victor Diem
Murray Eggers
Ian Fraser & Suzanne Snively
Michael & Creena Gibbons
A. K.
Sir Chris & Dayle Lady Mace
Matthew & Deborah Malaghan
Sir Jim Mann
Kirsten Mason^ & Samuel Chuffart
John & Helen Meehan
Neil Miller
Warren & Anne Plimmer Foundation
Rupert & Lucy Ralston
Dr Ian Town
Noel Vautier & Kerrin Vautier CMG
Anna Wilson
Anonymous (4)
Artist Circle ($1,000+)
Robert and Pamela Allan
Odette Alleyne (née Outtrim) & Alan Evans
Alastair Anderson
Phillip Anderson and Jamie Jacobs
Anita Banbury
Lisa Bates MNZM
Emma & George Bettle
Aaron & Mara Bhatnagar
Guy Bowker & Beatriz Serna
Alan & Sandy Bulmer
Judith & Colin Calcinai
Margaret Collinge
Alison Cook
Susie des Tombe
Hannah & Doug Drury
Alison & Steven Dunlop
Michiel During & Cathy Ferguson
John Evans
Brian Foley
Angela & Brian Fouhy
Garry & Susan Gould
David & Sally Graham
David Grant OBE
Elizabeth Grieve
Dr John Grigor & Ms Deborah Keating
Cliff Hart
Dr Paul Herrick
Joanna Hickman
Ms Pat Hickson & Ms Josie Grace
Dr Kasia Hunt and David Wiessing
David & Heather Hutton
Infinity RV
Jacquie Kean & Justin Smith
Marion Kiddle
John Knowles
Peter Ledingham
Geoff & Elizabeth Lee
Drs Iain & Helen Loan
Linda Macfarlane
Ann Mallinson ONZM QSM
Claire McDonald
John & Elisa Mendzela
Heather Miller
Shinji & Keiko Morimoto
Jenny Mountfort
Sophie Moutter
Mowbray Collectables
Clare & Justin Murray
Ian & Kim New
Michael Nicholls
David & Olivia Page
Fay Pankhurst
Barbara Peddie
Ross & Judith Pottinger
Julia Risk
Miles Rogers
Seaway Cleaning Services Ltd.
Peter & Kay Squires
Ross Steele^
Terence & Lara Stevens-Prior
Ken Thomson
Andrew Townend
Michael & Margaret Walls
Peter & Kathryn Walls
Daphne & John Wardle
David Weatherburn & Maxine Dixon
Glenda West
Carla & John Wild
Tim Wilkinson & Lynette Murdoch
Trevor Williams
Kirsty Wood
Christopher Young
Ross Young
Anonymous (18)
Sonata Donor ($500+)
Virginia Abernethy
Eric Allan & Elizabeth Wright
Doug Arcus
Heather & Richard Armishaw
Ian & Gwyneth Armitage
Warren & Margaret Austad
Margaret Austin
Lesley Ayers
Joy & Rue Bourke
Lorraine & Rick Christie
Lady P A Cooke
K Davenport & T Christmas
Florence De Ruiter & Ian Duncan
Tom & Dawn Fail
Tom & Kay Farrar
Dick & Shirley Fernyhough
Sas Fookes
Kallie Goulding
Douglas G Higgins
Rob Hole & Sue Batley
David Jenkinson, QSM
Crispin & Elizabeth Kay
Jane Kernohan
Judith Knibb
Susanne Korinth
Martin & Anne Lawrence
Margaret Mabbett & Bruce Rae
Christopher & Jill McGeorge
Jeff & Marise McNeill
Glenda & Peter Menzies
Gregory Mildenhall
Ian Millard KC
Doug & Adrienne Miller
Bill Moran MNZM
Andre & Helene Muller
Music Futures
Neil Plimmer
John Reseigh
Brigitte Schuette & John Davidson
Adrian & Elizabeth Simcock
Carol & Paul Stigley
Kathleen Sturrock
Jenny & Ian Thomas
Ruth Thomas
Nicola Varuhas
Ryno & Jeanette Verster
Simon & Lynn Vodanovich
Mike Kittridge and Nicole Weber
Valerie Wenk
Kevin Wilkinson
Daniel^ & Kylie Wong
Nelson Wong
Gary & Jennifer Yanamura
David & the late Helen Zwartz
Anonymous (15)
Minuet Donor ($250+)
Aotearoa Music Education Trust
Michael & Judith Bassett
Susie Brow
Simon Chin
Ourana Coyne Ouganza
Selena & Shamubeel Eaqub
Jane & Jock Ferguson
Geert & Anneke Gelling
Sandra Greenfield
Judy Harvey
Marian Hobbs
Carol Hunter
Richard & Christine Irving
Ian Johns
Dr Alex Lampen-Smith
Ms Irene Lau
Lorna Leonard
Lorna Macann
Bob & Elaine Moffat
Mark & Kay Nichols
Vonnie Nunns
Clare O'Donnell
Eric Pawson
Roger Phillips
Felicity Richards
Angela Ricker & Don Bartkowiak
Janet Rochfort
Rory & Sue Sherlock
Auke & Elizabeth Smaal
Martin & Catherine Spencer
Stephen Turner & Sara Young
Vivien Ward
Paula Warren
Lorne Weir
P G Wilkinson
Jennifer Wilson
Anthony Wright & Selene Manning
Kaye Young
Anonymous (27)
Trusts & Foundations
Pub Charity Limited
Ministry for Ethnic Communities
Aotearoa Gaming Trust
Auckland Council
Blue Sky Trust
Dragon Community Trust
Four Winds Foundation
Lilburn Trust
The Lion Foundation
New Zealand Community Trust
One Foundation
Palmerston North City Council
Pelorus Trust
Stout Trust
The Wagner Society of New Zealand
Vincent Aspey Society (Notified Legacies)
Viv & Duncan Bamfield
Mary O’Brien
Eric Johnston & Alison Buchanan
Vivian Chisholm
Gillian Clark
Bryan Crawford
Murray Eggers
D J Foley
Hermann Grobler
Maggie Harris
Cliff Hart
Anna Marion
Caroline Sanson May
Shar Miles
Dr Lynnette Jones & Deborah Mills
Lisa Bates MNZM
Hilde Otley
Mr Robinson
Peter & Juliet Rowe
Anonymous (17)
Realised Legacies (2015 to present)
Leslie Austin
Mrs Ursula Bayfield
Barbara Kathleen Bird
Susan Branch
Peter Brooks
Mary E Brown
Henderika Heika Bulder
Jill Carter
Judith Clark
William Clayton
Frederick Coad
Jane Crosse
Dale Densem
Joan Dingley
Tony Haas and Tricia Donnelly
Margaret Doucas
A R Edmonds
Margaret Everton
Mary Fitzwilliam
Owen Gebbie
Valerie & Kelvin Grant
John Gould
Mary-Annette Hay
Robin Maxwell Henderson
Bill & Clare Hodgson
Kathleen Hughes
Murray Ireland
Allan Silas Jenkins
William Johnstone
Gendie Jury
Marie Lockey
Peter Lorimer
Morag MacDonald
Ray Martin
Corinne Shirley Opie
Zita Outtrim
Anne Pengelly
Ailsa Salt
Erika Schorss
Keith L Stichbury
Monica Taylor
E Prof Ann Trotter ONZM
The FAME Trust
Lesley Wyatt
Peter Young
Anonymous (3)
Endowed Funds
June Violet Commons Fund
Emma & Jack Griffin Charitable Trust
Reeves Harris Orchestra Fund
Take Note Trust
Instrument Gift Circle
Margaret Doucas Estate: 1770 Johannes Theodorus Cuypers Violin – played by Andrew Thomson
Angela Lindsay: 17 4 Guidantus Violin – played by Anna van der Zee
Angela Lindsay: 1899 Chanot Violin – played by Kristina Zelinska
June Commons: 1776 Giovani Lorentin Fecit Violin
Erica Schorrs: 1834 Gaglianus Violin – for use by a member of the NZSO National Youth Orchestra
Michael Snowden: 1966 Haynes Flute – played by Bridget Douglas
The NZSO Foundation
*current NZSO Staff and Musicians.
^current NZSO Board and Foundation members.
All charitable donations in support of the NZSO are administered by The NZSO Foundation. The Foundation is a registered charitable entity (CC24274) under the Charities Act of 2005. Donor list is correct as of 23 October 2025.
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