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2023 Prize Sponsors and Donors
Ernest Hutcheson First Prize
Donated by
Percy Grainger Second Prize
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George Frederick Boyle Third Prize
Donated by the Ivy Lane League ^
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William Murdoch Forth Prize
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Arthur Benjamin Fifth Prize
Donated by Rosalind Carlson OAM
Noel Mewton-Wood Sixth Prize
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Nancy Weir Best Australian Pianist
Sponsored by
An overseas scholarship for an Australian competitor to further their musical career
Donated by Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust
Eileen Joyce Best Overall Concerto
Donated by Drs Keith & Eileen Ong
Roy Agnew Best 18th Century Concerto
Donated by A/Prof Michael Stubbs in celebration of his Aunt, Australian pianist Ruth Gerald
Miriam Hyde Best 19th/20th Century Concerto
Donated by Janice Tuynman in memory of her husband Hank Tuynman
Hephzibah Menuhin Best Sonata with Violin and Piano
Donated by David and Jan Robinson
Geoffrey Parsons Best Sonata with Cello and Piano
Donated by Minnie Biggs
Una Bourne Best Accompanist Prize
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Roger Smalley Best Preliminaries Round 1 Recital
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Isador Goodman Best Preliminaries Round 2 Recital
Donated by the Victorian Friends of The Sydney
Ignaz Friedman Best Semi Final Recital
Donated by Dr Robert Mitchell in memory of Denis Condon
Geoffrey Tozer Most Promising Pianist Not Proceeding to the Finals
Donated by Joan Adler
Malcolm Williamson Best Performance of an Australian Piece
Donated by Dr Robert Mitchell in memory of Denis Condon
Rex Hobcroft People’s Choice
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Best Program Presentation in the Semi Final
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Rhondda Gillespie Best performance of a work from any period before 1950 by a rarely-played and unduly neglected composer
Donated by Dr Andrew Mitterdorfer, Daniel Mitterdorfer and Dr Harold Fabrikant
Best Encore in the Preliminaries or Semi Final
Supported by a Bequest from Mrs Jana Chvojka
Prizes for the Six Semi Finalists not Proceeding to the Finals
Donated by Mrs Wendy Weight OAM
Medal Given to the Most Promising Competitor plus $1,000
Donated by Graham Wickes
Collective Prize Donors
^ Liz and Gundo Gibson, Gary Nash, Peter & Helen O’Meara and Murray Shaw & Song Yao Hui
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Club 32
The Hon Bronwyn Bishop AO
Ross Blackmore in memory of Denise Blackmore
Tom Breen and Rachael Kohn AO
Margot Burrell and Carole Roussel
Maurice Cashmere
Martin Cohen
David and Ida Constable
Mark Coulter and Adam Bayes
Silvana d’Iapico
Bunny Gardiner-Hill
Glenys Granger and Terry Mackin
Jennifer Harris
Judy Hunt and Hugh Hallard
Donald and Kate Magarey
Jan McDonald and Janice Tuynman
Connie McManus
Greeba Pritchard and Robert Mitchell
A/Prof Michael Stubbs in celebration of Australian pianist Ruth Gerald
Rob Thomas AO and Sam Meers AO
Sandy Watson and Jillian Williams
Maree and Graeme Watts
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THE HAMMERKLAVIER
Donation of $10,000 or more
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LES ADIEUX / DAS LEBEWOHL
Donation of $5,000 or more
Robert Albert
Bernard Coles QC
Tony Strachan
THE APPASSIONATA
Donation of $2,500 or more
Anonymous x 1
THE WALDSTEIN
Donation of $1,000 or more
Anthony Gregg and Deanne Whittleston
Jill Henry
Margaret Sikora
Maree Watts
Anonymous x1
THE TEMPEST
Donation of $600 or more
John Meyer
Shanthini Naidoo and Adrian Churchill
Janet and Michael Neustein
THE MOONLIGHT
Donation of $250 or more
Dr Penny Herbert in memory of Dunstan Herbert
Dr Frank Robertson in memory of Katherine Robertson
Anonymous x6
THE PATHÉTIQUE
Donation of $100 or more
Karen Baker
Peter Chia-an Chien
Rae Cottle
Ros Ellis
Malcolm and Rhondda Hazell
Phillip Shovk
Judith Turner
Anonymous x3
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