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Autumn 2024

Thank you to our supporters

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Music has the power to transform lives. Your generosity has enabled us to reach and nurture gifted students so they can become leading musicians of the next generation, and contribute fully to the worldwide musical community, our society and economy. 

We would like to thank all those listed below, as well as those who wish to remain anonymous, who have generously supported the É«ÂþÌìÌà between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024. 

We would also like to thank members of the É«ÂþÌìÌà Legacy Ensemble who have so thoughtfully pledged a gift to the É«ÂþÌìÌà in their Will.

Founding Patrons 

Amaryllis Fleming Foundation 
The Estate of George Frederick Burgan 
The Estate of Basil Coleman 
Victor Ford Foundation on behalf of Ramona & Trevor Swale 
The Croucher Hong Kong Charitable Trust 
The Estate of Christopher Hogwood CBE HonDMus 
Kingdom Music Education Group 
Sandro & Rena Lavery HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
The Leverhulme Trust 
The National Lottery Heritage Fund 
Geoffrey Richards HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà & Valerie Richards 
The Estate of Neville Wathen 
Ruth West HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà & the late Dr Michael West 
Garfield Weston Foundation 
The Wolfson Foundation

Leadership Supporters 

The Estate of Jill Anderson 
Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne 
Jane Barker CBE FÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Blüthner Pianos 
Andrea Bocelli Foundation 
G & K Boyes Charitable Trust 
The Derek Butler Trust 
Philip Carne MBE HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà & Christine Carne 
Meredith & Denis Coleman
Colt Clavier Collection Trust 
The Estate of Thomas Cottrell 
The Estate of John & Marjorie Coultate 
The Estate of Jocelyn Cruft 
The Estate of John & Sylvia Daughtry 
The Estate of Margaret Dewey 
The Foyle Foundation 
The Estate of Albert Frost 
The Harbour Foundation 
The Harry & Gylla Godwin Charitable Trust 
HEFCE 
Linda Hill HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà & Tony Hill 
The Victor and Lilian Hochhauser Foundation 
Sara Nelson Horner 
The Humphrey Richardson Taylor Charitable Trust 
Community Jameel 
Kirby Laing Foundation 
Leonora Countess of Lichfield 
The Linbury Trust 
Philip Loubser Foundation 
The Estate of William Mealings 
The Mirfield Trust 
The Estate of Iris Percy-Smith 
The Polonsky Foundation 
Pureland Foundation 
The Julia & Hans Rausing Trust 
The Reed Foundation & The Big Give Christmas Challenge 
The Estate of Michael Rimmer 
Victoria, Lady Robey OBE HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
The Estate of Emma Rose 
The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 
The Segelman Trust 
Dasha Shenkman OBE HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
The Estate of Gerald Charles Webster 
The Estate of Nancy Ann Wolfers

Principal Supporters 

Jane Avery in memory of Robert Avery 
C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik AG 
Dr Linda Beeley 
Lord Black & Mark Bolland 
Ian Boag 
The Estate of Heather Curry 
The Victor Dahdaleh Foundation 
Peter & Annette Dart 
The Drapers’ Company 
The Fishmongers’ Company 
Martin Fraenkel 
J Paul Getty Jr Charitable Trust 
The Headley Trust 
Jules Hess & the late Tony Hess 
JMC 
The Estate of Frida Betty Koganovitch 
John Lewis Partnership 
Lord and Lady Lurgan Trust 
The Estate of Sir Neville Marriner FÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Rosemary Millar HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà & Richard Millar 
Michael & Dorothy Needley 
John Nickson & Simon Rew 
Oak Foundation 
The Estate of Sheila & Christine Partridge 
The Charles Peel Charitable Trust 
Pro Musica Ltd 
The Estate of Prudence Raphael née Gaffikin 
The Estate of Charles Stewart Richardson 
The Estate of Stephen P Roberts 
Leopold de Rothschild 1959 Charitable Trust 
Roland Saam 
The Estate of Humphrey Searle CBE FÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Alethea Siow & Jeremy Furniss 
Kathleen Beryl Sleigh Charitable Trust 
The Peter Sowerby Foundation 
Steinway & Sons 
Betty & the late Robert Sutherland 
Ian & Meriel Tegner 
The Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation UK 
Mrs Lynette Tiong 
Sandra Treagus 
The Estate of Ivor Charles Treby 
The Estate of Gweneth Urquhart 
Van Cleef & Arpels 
Vaseppi Trust 
Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement 
Bob & Sarah Wigley 
Henry Wood Accommodation Trust 
The Worshipful Company of Musicians 
Yan Zhang & Yinghong Chiu

Major Supporters 

DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund
E B M Charitable Trust 
Richard Goulding 
Cynthia (Morey) Jennings 
James & Margaret Lancaster 
The Estate of Professor Bernard Nevill 
PRS for Music Foundation

Supporters 

The Aldama Foundation 
Robert Anderson  
The Robert Anderson Trust 
The Maria Björnson Memorial Fund 
The Blyth Charitable Trust  
The Julian Bream Trust 
Graham Brookman 
The Brooks Van Der Pump Charitable Trust 
Peter & Kirsty Brooks 
Andrew Bruce 
Lady Buchanan 
George & Daphne Burnett 
The Estate of Michael Champion 
Il Circolo - Italian Cultural Association London 
Catherine Clarke 
Cockayne - Grants for the Arts and the London Community Foundation 
Noël Coward Foundation 
Diane Davies 
Cynthia, Anna & Paula Downes 
The Gilbert & Eileen Edgar Foundation 
The Exilarch’s Foundation 
The Patrick & Helena Frost Foundation 
Faye Hamilton & John Stewart 
The Hargreaves and Ball Charitable Trust 
L G Harris Trust 
The Honourable Society of the Knights of the Round Table 
The Houston Family 
Sir George Iacobescu CBE & Lady Iacobescu 
International Music & Art Foundation 
Alastair Jackson AM and Melba Opera Trust 
David James 
Richard & Susan Jarvis 
Karaviotis Foundation 
Ruth Keattch 
David & Mary Laing 
Lee Abbey London 
The Lennox Hannay Charitable Trust 
The Mark Leonard Trust 
LIBER Foundation 
Dr Susan Lim & Deepak Sharma 
Marco Livingstone 
The Hon Richard Lyttelton HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà & Romilly Lyttelton 
The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust 
Sir Peter & the late Lady Middleton FÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
The Mills Williams Foundation 
The Howard & Abby Milstein Foundation 
The Estate of Grant Newman 
Ofenheim Charitable Trust 
Marian & Gordon Pell 
Phillimore Trust 
Old Possum’s Practical Trust 
The Stanley Picker Charitable Trust 
Catherine Quinn 
Richard Price FÉ«ÂþÌìÌà & Sue Price 
The Risman Foundation 
Hilda Scarth 
The Estate of Richard Silver 
South Square Trust 
Peter & Dimity Spiller 
Tait Memorial Trust 
Lisa Thomas 
Anne Wadsworth OBE & Brian Wadsworth 
The Wall Trust 
Lady Walters 
The Estate of Christine Williams 
Nicole Yang

Core Contributors  

Dr Kamal Ahuja & Anna Gustafson 
Anglo-Norse Society 
The Estate of Marianne Barker 
John & Halina Bennett 
Gary & Eleanor Brass 
Chapman Charitable Trust 
Sir Anthony Cleaver FÉ«ÂþÌìÌà & Lady Cleaver 
Douglas Downie & Kyra von Schottenstein 
The Ann Driver Trust 
Baroness Fleet CBE 
Douglas & Adele Gardner 
Dr Chris Gibson-Smith 
Peter Granger 
Dayu Guo 
Richard Hamilton 
The Herbert Howells Trust  
Gillian Humphreys OBE HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà & Peter J David  
Professor Colin Lawson CBE FÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
London Women's Clinic Foundation 
John & Jackie Lower 
Richard Mansell-Jones 
David Mildon 
Ellen Moloney 
Family of Peter Morrison 
Richard & Minako Mountford 
Mr Richard Nelson 
Gordon Palmer Charitable Trust 
The Estate of Roselyn Ann Clifton Parker 
Rosa Parks Fund at The Miami Foundation 
Sir Michael & Lady Perry 
Kevin Porter HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Thomas Purcell 
P F Charitable Trust 
Christopher & Zosia Road 
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea 
Janis Susskind OBE HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Anton Tasker
James Williams & Edward Lidster 
Moira Witty GRSM AÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Dr Paula Walter
The Worshipful Company of Saddlers

We are grateful to ABRSM for their significant contribution, and all those who give anonymously.

Legacy Ensemble 

Dr Emma Adlard 
Robert Anderson 
Mr Robert C Andrews 
Mrs Kathleen Atkins  
Christopher Ball 
Sue Balston 
Margaret Barfield 
Mrs Jane Barker CBE FÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Mr Brian Barker 
Elizabeth Bates 
John Beech 
Lady Eve Bergman AÉ«ÂþÌìÌà LRAM 
John Bertalot 
Lord Black & Mr Mark Bolland 
Mrs Elizabeth Blackman 
Helen Brunner 
Mrs Brenda Bunyan 
Miss Valerie Byrom-Taylor 
Sir Roger & Lady Carr HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Mr Rupert Chalk 
Mr Chris Christodoulou HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Daphne Clarke 
Sir Anthony Cleaver FÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Colin Coombs 
Julie Craig 
Mr Colin Cree AÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Mrs Katia de Peyer 
William Dinning 
Mr Paul Duffy 
Mrs Marion Dyer 
Mr John East 
Mrs Catherine James Edwards 
Scott Elkins 
Ms Avril Nelson & Mr Graham Fearnhead 
Pete Fozard 
Donald Fraser HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Sarah Gibb 
Olivia Graham 
Lady Victoria Harrison 
Lily Harriss HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà & Julian Harriss 
Mr Michael Hodges 
Ms Poppy Holden 
Susan Holland 
David Holohan 
Bryan Husband 
Michael Kadwell 
Karaviotis Foundation 
Bryan Kelly 
Professor Pat Kendall-Taylor 
Mr Nicholas King FÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Mr Matthew Knight 
Professor Colin Lawson CBE FÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
John Lawson 
Dr Kenneth Le Meunier-FitzHugh 
Marco Livingstone 
Sue Lyons 
Mr Neville McDonough 
Kenneth & Daphne Midwood 
Lorraine Migliorini 
Miss Madeleine Mitchell FRSA MMus GRSM AÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Elizabeth Mitchell  
Ellen Moloney 
Jennifer Neelands 
Avril Nelson GRSM AÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Mr John Nickson & Mr Simon Rew 
Michael Normington 
Mr Humphrey Norrington OBE FÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Terry & Valerie Osborne 
Caroline Elizabeth Page 
Dame Janet Ritterman DBE HonDMus 
Victoria, Lady Robey OBE HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌÃ
Robert Rose
Mrs Hilda Scarth 
Christopher Scott 
Mr William & Mrs Valerie Shackel 
Dasha Shenkman OBE HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Ms Barbara Simmonds 
Stephen Stuart-Smith 
Kenny Sturgeon 
Susan Sturrock HonÉ«ÂþÌìÌà
Mr Robert Sutherland 
Ms Frances Tait 
Barbara Tanner  
Anton Tasker 
Patricia & Kevin Thompson 
Kyra von Schottenstein 
Baroness Fleet CBE 
Anne Wadsworth OBE & Brian Wadsworth 
Caroline Wallis-Newport 
Timothy Wilcox 
James Williams & Edward Lidster 
Dr Richard Zheng & Mr Paul Hill 

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