The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra makes musical experiences to enrich the lives of audiences and communities across Birmingham, the West Midlands and beyond. This work is made possible thanks to the incredible support we receive from our members, donors, trusts & foundations, and corporate partners.

Exceptional Supporters

The following supporters have developed the CBSO’s world-class excellence and community reach by offering exceptional philanthropic support to the CBSO and CBSO Development Trust – thank you!

City of Birmingham Orchestral Endowment Fund
John Osborn CBE
David and Sandra Burbidge (Eugene Tzikindelean) Supporters of the Burbidge leaders position
Sir Dominic and Lady Cadbury
Alison and Jamie Justham
Barry and Frances Kirkham
Maurice Millward
Jerry Sykes (Catherine Ardagh-Walter)
Peter How (Tim Birchall)
Chris and Jane Loughran (Jonathan Martindale)
Simon and Margaret Payton (Julian Atkinson)

Benefactors and donors

We are grateful to the following
supporters for their major contributions.

Viv and Hazel Astling
Peter and Isabel Churcher
John Cole and Jennie Howe (Richard Thomas)
David Knibb in memory of Lorraine
Anita and Wyn Griffiths
Ian McAlpine
Patrick and Tricia McDermott (Helen Edgar and Rachael Pankhurst)
Felonious Mongoose in memory of Dolores
Gay Nebel

TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS

We are incredibly grateful for the support we receive from Trusts and Foundations. This enables us to deliver all aspects of our work, which includes bringing musical experiences to young people and communities in the West Midlands.

29th May 1961 Charitable Trust
Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne
Backstage Trust
Baron Davenport's Charity
Clive Richards Foundation
Dumbreck Charity
Dunard Fund
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
Fidelio Charitable Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation
George Fentham Birmingham Charity
GJW Turner Trust
Grantham Yorke Trust
Idlewild Trust
John Ellerman Foundation
John Horniman's Children's Trust
Miss Albright Grimley Charity
Rix-Thompson-Rothenberg Foundation
Scops Arts Trust
The Alan Woodfield Charitable Trust
The Andor Charitable Trust
The Austin And Hope Pilkington Trust
The Charles Brotherton Trust
The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
The Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust

The Fenton Arts Trust
The George Henry Collins Charity
The Golsoncott Foundation
The Grey Court Trust
The Grimmitt Trust
The Helen Rachael Mackaness Charitable Trust
The JABBS Foundation
The John Avins Trust
The John Feeney Charitable Trust
The Leverhulme Trust
The LJC Fund
The Lord Austin Trust
The MacRobert Trust
The McLay Dementia Trust
The M K Rose Charitable Trust
The Oakley Charitable Trust
The Patrick Trust
The Perry Family Charitable Trust
The Rachel Baker Memorial Charity
The Rigby Foundation
The Roger and Douglas Turner Charitable Trust
The Rowlands Trust
The S and D Lloyd Charity
The Saintbury Trust
The Uncle Bill Trust

Members

Over 1,500 members contribute annually to ensure the orchestra's vital work, both on and off the concert platform, can happen. Thank you to each and every one of you.

Symphony Circle

John Cole and Jennie Howe (Richard Thomas)
Anita and Wyn Griffiths
Len Hughes and Jacquie Blake (Anthony Alcock)
David Knibb, in memory of Lorraine
Ian and Pam MacLennan (Mark Phillips)
Roger and Jenny Otto, in memory of Juliet (Yuriko Matsuda)
Graham Russell and Gloria Bates (Georgia Hannant)
Gillian Shaw (Sarah Malcolm)
Mark and Amanda Smith (Catherine Bower)
and our other anonymous supporters.

London Circle

Richard and Patricia Burbidge
Belinda McMicking
Kannahi S Muthalagappan and family
Hattie and Tony Smart

Concerto Circle

Katherine Aldridge, in memory of Chris
Viv and Hazel Astling (Lowri Porter)
The Barwell Charitable Trust
Allan and Jennifer Buckle (Helen Benson)
Jill S Cadbury (Julia Aberg)
Charlie and Louise Craddock (Bethan Allmand)
Judith Cutler and Keith Miles (Isobel Doncaster)
Dr Judith Dewsbury in memory of Tony (Kate Setterfield)
David Gregory (Nate Bomans)
The Andrew Harris Charitable Trust
Dr Allan Hough (Arthur Boutellier)
Peter How MBE (Tim Birchall)
Alison and Jamie Justham (David Vines)
Valerie Lester (Jacqueline Tyler)
Carole McKeown and David Low (Miguel Fernandes)
Paddy and Wendy Martin (David BaMaung)
Patrick and Tricia McDermott (Helen Edgar and Rachael Pankhurst)
Gay Nebel and Trevor Clarke (Bryony Morrison)
Angela O'Farrell and Michael Lynes (Toby Kearney)
Joe O’Meara
John Osborn CBE (Gabriel Dyker)
Dianne Page (Amy Thomas)
Simon and Margaret Payton (Julian Atkinson)
Robert Perkin
Colin and Brenda Soden
Lesley Thomson (Jessica Tickle)
Adam Tickell and Bridget Kelly
Basil and Patricia Turner (Marie-Christine Zupancic)
Catherine Wall
Diana and Peter Wardley (Oliver Janes)
Isabel, Peter and Christopher, in loving memory of Ernest (Elspeth Dutch)
Robert Wilson (Emmet Byrne)
and our other anonymous supporters.

The following players are supported
by anonymous members of the
Overture, Concerto and Symphony
Circles, to whole we are very grateful:

Mark Goodchild
Sarah Malcolm
Joanna Patton
Adam Römer
Jeremy Watt

Overture Circle

Jan Adams in memory of Mike (Daniel Vassallo)
Miss J L Arthur (Julian Walters)
Kiaran Asthana
Mr M K Ayers
Peter and Jane Baxter
Mrs Jennifer Brooks in memory of David (Julia Aberg)
Lady Cadbury
Helen Chamberlain in memory of Allan Chamberlain
Ms Susan Elias, in memory of Dr Anthony Cook
Robin and Kathy Daniels
Julian and Lizzie Davey
Jenny Dawson
Elisabeth Fisher (Colette Overdijk)
Mary and Tony Hale
Abid Iqbal (SAYARTS)
In memory of Harry and Rose Jacobi
John Kent, in memory of Lisa
Jane Lewis
Richard Lewis
Tim Marshall (Nikolaj Henriques)
Carol Miller
Philip Mills
Paul and Elaine Murray

Ian C Norton
Sir Michael and Lady Joan Perry
Dr John Peterson
Rosalyn and Philip Phillips
Julie and Tony Phillips (Jane Wright)
Clive and Cynthia Prior
Ian Richards
Shirley Robinson
Dr Roger Shinton
Eleanor Sinton (Adrian Spillett)
Mr A M and Mrs R J Smith
William Smith
Emma Stenning
Jan and Peter Sterling
(Jeremy Bushell)
Brenda Sumner
Janet and Michael Taplin
Tenors of the CBSO Chorus (Joanna Patton)
Alan Titchmarsh CBE (Matthew Hardy)
Mr R J and Mrs M Walls
Jonathan Waterfield
Shearer West
Roy Walton
Richard and Emma Yorke
and our other anonymous supporters.

Gold Patrons

Richard Allen and Gail Barron
Angel and Stephen Bottley
Mike Bowden
Patrick Burns
Mr C J M Carrier
Roger and Liz Dancey
Terry Dougan and Christina Lomas
Sir Ian and Lady Dove
Geoff and Dorothy Fearnehough
Susan and John Franklin
Maxine Furlong in memory of Richard
John Gregory in memory of Janet
In memory of Kim Thorneywork
Carmel and Anthony Mason
Chris and Eve Parker
Phillipa and Laurence Parkes
David Wright and Rachel Parkins
Chris and Sue Payne
Canon Dr Terry Slater
Dr Barry and Mrs Marian Smith
Pam Snell
Ian and Ann Standing
William and Janet Vincent
Revd T and Mrs S Ward
and our other anonymous supporters.

Silver Patrons

Mr S V Barber
Paul Beckwith
Paul Bond
Christine and John Carroll
Peter and Jane Christopher
Jane Fielding and Benedict Coleman
Alan Cook
Mrs A P Crockson
Dr Margaret Davis and Dr John Davis
Alistair Dow
Naomi and David Dyker
Paul and Sandi Evans
Steve Leonard and Debbie Fuller
Insa Nolte and Simon Green
Mrs D R Greenhalgh
Sue Clodd and Mike Griffiths
Cliff Haresign
Bob and Elizabeth Keevil
Rodney and Alyson Kettel
Charles and Tessa King-Farlow
Mr Peter T Marsh
James and Meg Martineau
Nigel and Sarah Moores
Anthony and Barbara Newson

Mrs A J Officer
Liz and Keith Parkes
Mr R Perkins and Miss F Hughes
Dr and Mrs Plewes
Revd Canon Richard & Mrs Gill Postill
Kath and Mike Poulter
Eileen Poxton in memory of
Reg Poxton
Dr and Mrs R C Repp
Ray Smith
John and Dorothy Tesh
Professor and Mrs J A Vale
Tony and Hilary Vines
Peter Walling
Richard and Mary Williams
Stephen Williams
John Wilson in memory of Daphne
Stephen Hale and Stephen Wood
Geoff and Moira Wyatt
and our other anonymous supporters.

Patrons

Elisabeth & Sherzad Al-Khalifa
Lloyd Allington
Val and Graham Bache
Andrew Baker and Anne Almond
John Baldwin
Andrew Barnell
Mr and Mrs Barnfield
Mr I L Bednall
Peter and Gill Bertinat
Philip and Frances Betts
Mrs Ann Billen
Michael and Beryl Blood
Anthony and Jenni Bradbury
Dr Jane Flint Bridgewater and Mr Kenneth Bridgewater
Ross Browning
Benedict and Katharine Cadbury
Jeannie Cadman
Elizabeth Ceredig
Mr & Mrs Cheng
Carole and Richard Chillcott
Dee and Paul Cocking
Mrs S M Coote in memory of John
D and M Coppage
Maureen and Malcolm Cornish
Luned Corser
Maurice and Ann Crutchlow
Andy & Deb Cummings
Sue Dalley and Martin Willis
Lynda and Lesley Davies-Bailey
Trevor Davis
Kath Deakin
Brian and Mary Dixon
Thomas Dobson
Barbara Donaldson
John Drury
Catherine Duke
Linda and William Edmondson

Alex and Fran Elder
Miss E W Evans
Mr G L & Mrs D Evans
Chris Fonteyn MBE
Alan and Christine Giles
Prof J Gilkison and Prof T Hocking
Jill Godsall
Peter Gorbing
Laura Greenaway, in memory of David Richards
Roger and Gaye Hadley
Miss A R Haigh
Malcolm Harbour
Ian Hartland
Phil Haywood in memory of Ann
Keith Herbert and Pat Gregory
Susan Holmes in memory of Peter
Valerie and David Howitt
Penny Hughes
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Henry and Liz Ibberson
David Johnson
Ken and Chris Jones
Paul Juler
Mr and Mrs R Kirby
Bill Lane
Brian Langton
Colin and Joan Lapworth
Mrs D Larkam
Professor David London
Gill and Philip Marshall
Geoff and Jenny Mason
Mr A A McLintock
Peter Miles
Patro Mobsby
Philip and Clare Moore
Geoff Mullett
P J and H I B Mulligan
Mrs M M Nairn
Richard and Shirley Newby
Richard Newton and Katharine Francis
Brian Noake
Ms E Norton OBE
Marie and John O’Brien
Mr and Mrs R T Orme
S J Osborne

Nigel Packer
Rod Parker and Lesley Biddle
David and Julia Powell
Stuart Poyner
Gill Powell and John Rowlatt
C Predota
Roger Preston
Richard and Lynda Price
John Rawnsley and Hanne Hoeck
Mr. Charles Rumford and Mr. Gary Richardson
Jane and Peter Rowe
Helen Rowett and David Pelteret
Steve and Barbara Royston
Mrs L J Sadler
In memory of Cliff Sage
Carole and Chris Sallnow
William and Eileen Saunders
Margaret and Andrew Sherrey
Dr and Mrs Shrank
Keith Shuttleworth
Elizabeth Simons
Mr N R Skelding
Ed Smith
Mary Smith and Brian Gardner in memory of John and Jen
Matthew Somerville and Deborah Kerr
Lyn Stephenson
Anne Stock
Andy Street
J E Sutton
Barbara Taylor in memory of Michael Taylor
Claire Tilt
Bryan and Virginia Turner
Mrs J H Upward
Bob and Louise Vivian
Kit Ward
Pippa Whittaker
John and Pippa Wickson
Barry and Judith Williamson
John Winterbottom
Caroline and Richard York
and our other anonymous supporters.

Chorus Patrons

Lawrence Bacon
Josephine Mesa Bandres
Sarah Beedle
Di Charles
Richard Cook
W. Etrömp
David & Gill Fletcher
Catherine Foster
Steve Gibbs
Elizabeth Haines
Halsey Family
Andrew Halstead
Thomas Hazell
Hugh Houghton
Ian Howarth
Barbara Hulse
Val Lewis
Gillian Machin
Moyra Morton
Sarah Padmore
Richard Prew
Pet Worm
Phil Rawle
Sarah Russell
Jean Scott
Ed Sykes
Hugh Thomson
Gordon J Thornett
Rosemary Watts
Jeanette Wong
and our other anonymous supporters.

Legacy Donors

We are grateful to all those who have given to the CBSO Development Trust's private endowment fund, thus enabling the orchestra to become more self-sufficient for the long term.

The late Mrs Abbott
The late Anne Adams
In memory of Chris Aldridge
The late Trevor Almond
In memory of Peter Ashton
In memory of Foley L Bates
The late Terence Baum
The late Elizabeth Bathurst Blencowe
The late Mr Peter Black
The late John Botham
The late Miss G Brant
The late Robert Brooke
The late Mary Brown
The late Michael Brown
The late Richard Busby
The late Anthony Carr
The late I M Chesner
The late Colin W Clarke
The late Roy Collins
The late Maureen Cullen
David in memory of Ruth
The late Mr Peter Day
The late K Draper
The late Ivor Dudley
The late Miss Margery Elliott
The late Eileen Fairhurst
The late Mary Fellows
The late Elnora Ferguson
The late Anne Fletcher
The late June Fluck
The late Wally Francis
The late Alan Goodwin
The late Colin Graham
The late Averil and Terry Green
The late Kenneth Guest
The late Roger Guest
The late Beryl Haughton
The late Mrs Marjorie Hildreth
The late Roger Hill
The late Estella Hindley
The late Patricia Homeshaw
The late Mr Hucker
The late Rosalind Jackson
The late William Jones
The late Michael Jordan
The late Mrs Thelma Justham
The late Beresford King-Smith
The late Professor Robert Knecht
The late Mr John Thomas Knight

The late Mr and Mrs F. McDermott and Mrs C. Hall
The late Peter Macklin
The late Blyth and Myriam Major
The late Mrs Mahon
The late Vera Mason
The late Joyce Middleton
The late Christine Miller
The late Peter and Moyra Monahan
The late John Moreton
The late Paul Morgan
The late Arthur Mould
The late Frank North
The late June North
The late Martin Purdy
The late Cyril Reeves
In memory of David Reeve,
a true music lover
The late J Renwick
The late Frederick Richardson
The late Mrs Edith Roberts
The late Patricia Roberts
The late Trevor Robinson
The late John Roe
The late Mr Andrew Roulstone
The late Carl Schwalbe
The late Thomas Edward Scott
The late Barbara Shields
The late Margaret Skene
The late Mrs C E Smith
The late Mrs Sylvia Stirman
The late Marion Stone
The late Mrs Eileen Summers
The late Sheri Tullah
The late Lorraine Westcott
The late David Wilson
Our anonymous donors and those that have pledged to support the CBSO through a legacy gift in the future.

Public Funders

Principal Sponsor

Corporate Partners

Education Partners

Strategic & In-Kind

Credits correct as of January 2024