The Seattle Symphony gratefully recognizes the following donors for their generous Annual Fund and Special Event support through August 14, 2026.
The President's Council
The Seattle Symphony extends a special thank you to all of the members of the President’s Council for their generous leadership support of the orchestra and the community we serve.
Co-Chairs
- Larry and Sherry Benaroya
- Rebecca Benaroya*
- Heidi Charleson and Lou Woodworth*
- Leslie and Dale Chihuly
- Judith Fong and Mark Wheeler
- Lyn and Jerry Grinstein
- The Nesholm Family
- James* and Sherry Raisbeck
- Jon* and Judy Runstad
- Yuka Shimizu
- Dr. and Mrs. Charles and Lisa Simonyi
- Joan S. Watjen, in memory of Craig M. Watjen
- Anonymous (2)
- Chap and Eve Alvord
- Elias and Karyl Alvord
- The Arakawa Foundation
- Susan Y. Buske
- Susan Johannsen and Stephen Elop
- Paul Leach and Susan Winokur
- Marks Family Foundation
- The Nakajima Family
- Mel and Leena Sturman
- Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs
- Stephen and Rebecca Whyte
Stradivarius Circle Platinum ($100,000+)
- Susan Coughlin and John Lauber
- Dave and Amy Fulton
- John* and Ginny* Meisenbach
- Mr.* and Mrs.* Charles M. Pigott
- Susan and John Pohl
- Jeff and Rita Xiong
Stradivarius Circle Gold ($50,000–99,999)
- Katharyn Alvord Gerlich
- Warren A. and Anne G. Anderson
- Jeannie Berwick and James Degel, Berwick Degel Family Foundation
- William E. Callahan, DVM
- Allison and Joe Davy
- John Delo and Elizabeth Stokes
- Susan Detweiler, MD and Alexander Clowes, MD*
- William Gates Sr.* and Mimi Gardner Gates
- Betty Graham
- Marilyn Gustafson
- Juniper Foundation
- Jason and Mia Lee
- The Lily Fund
- Flora Ling and Paul Sturm
- Tom and Jean Platt
- Richard Meyer and Susan Harmon
- Mr. and Mrs. William G. Reed, Jr.
- Patricia and Jon Rosen
- Lyle and Andrea Snyder
- John R. and Fran K.* Weiss
- Jason and Karen Wrang
- XenoMode
- Anonymous (2)
Stradivarius Circle Silver ($25,000–49,999)
- Nancy D. Alvord Fund at Seattle Foundation
- Richard Andler and Carole Rush
- Ronald* and Ruth Beck
- Thomas and Susan Bohn
- Matt Brannock and Claire Taylor
- Sylvia and Steve Burges
- Sarah Burns and Dennis Gannon
- Sue and Robert Collett
- Betty and Andrew* Cowan
- David Cross and Lillian Ai
- Patricia M. Davis
- Jim and Gaylee Duncan
- Jan and Brit Etzold
- Richard and Barbara French
- Andrew and Molly Gabel
- Katie and Jason Garms
- Neil M. Gray and Meagan M. Foley
- Lenore Hanauer*
- Shawn and Maya Harmon
- Jean-François and Catherine Heitz
- Robert and Eileen Hershberg
- John* and Ellen* Hill
- Dr. Kennan H. Hollingsworth
- JNC Fund
- Suzanne and Stephen* Kalish
- Michael A. Klein and Catherine A. Melfi
- Dana and Ned Laird
- Kathleen Leahy
- Ihn (Ike) Lee
- Richard and Francine Loeb
- Sally Maimoni
- Pallavi Mehta Wahi
- Pamela Merriman, Sonja Ross, and Kelley Ross
- Anthony and Erica Miles
- Linda Nordstrom
- Melvyn* and Rosalind Poll
- Grant and Dorrit Saviers
- Sally Schaake Kincaid
- David Shank
- Jon and Kim Shirley
- Maryanne Tagney
- Glen Kerry Trimble Fund
- Muriel Van Housen
- Connie Wong and Gary Kunis
- Una Yang and David Wu
- Anonymous (7)
Founders Circle Gold ($10,000–24,999)
- David and Heidi Adkisson
- Geoffrey Antos
- Marco Argenti and Dorothy Li
- Paul and Kris Aronson
- Ash Family Foundation
- Carol Batchelder
- Ronald Berenstain
- Paula Boggs and Randee Fox
- Kristin Bunce and Silas Beane
- Burns McCabe Foundation
- John Caner
- Diana Carey
- Arlington Carter*
- Dr. and Mrs.* William Champion
- Beryl and Nick Crossley
- Dorothy Elvins
- The Evans Family, In Memory of Nancy and Dan Evans
- Ben Faigin Music Opportunity Fund
- Gerald B. Folland
- Kevin P. and Lynne M. Fox
- William Franklin
- Doris H. Gaudette
- Michele and Bob Goodmark
- Lynn and Brian Grant Family
- Sheryl and Richard Gudaitis
- Asela Gunawardana
- Cathy and Peter Halstead
- Deborah Hamm, MD
- Michèle and Dan Heidt
- Vaughn Himes and Martie Bohn
- Ann Holbrook
- Hot Chocolate Fund
- Parul and Gary Houlahan
- Ann Janes-Waller and Fletch Waller
- Janet Wright Ketcham Foundation
- Takao Kikuchi and Yuko Abe
- Ron Koo and Lisa Olmos de Koo
- Frida Kumar
- George and Loretta Lefler
- Lex Lindsey and Lynn Manley
- Emily Liu and Jeffrey Shiu
- Virginia and Thomas Luce
- Kjristine R. Lund
- Laura and Roy Lundgren
- Russ and Diena Mann
- Karen Marcusen
- Judsen Marquardt and Constance Niva
- Benjamin Martz
- Richard Masters and Susan Sarrafan Masters
- Bill and Colleen McAleer
- Marshal McReal
- Craig McKibben and Sarah Merner
- Mrs. Fred Merritt
- Warren Meyer
- Drs. Pamela and Donald* Mitchell
- Mark Nelson and Baochun Jin
- Nancy Neraas and Michael King
- Kirsten Nesholm
- Gary* and Susan Neumann
- Bruce* and Jeannie Nordstrom
- Laurie and Scott Oki
- Meg Owen
- Dick and Joyce Paul
- Maggie and Clint Pehrson
- Carlos and Kelly Pellegrini
- Soren and Victoria Peterson
- Sally and Tom Peyree
- Steve Phelps
- Judy Pigott
- Mary Pigott
- Dr. Richard* and Karen Prince
- Nick Rhodes
- Marjorie and Ed Ringness
- Hamish and Peggy Robertson
- Joshua and Michelle Rodriguez
- Peter Russo and Kit Bakke
- John and Margaret Sanders
- Murl Sanders and Janet Hesslein*
- Norman and Elisabeth Sandler/The Sandler Foundation
- Eckhard Schipull
- Marcia Joslyn Sill
- Michael Slonski and Jennifer Wilson
- Warren and Nancy Smith
- Krishnan Srinivasan
- Craig and Sheila Sternberg
- Neil and Margaret Storey
- The Stretch Fund
- Michel and Christine Suignard
- Saria Tseng and Carlos Castaneda
- Doug* and Maggie Walker
- Laurie and Allan Wenzel
- Sally Anne West
- Selena and Steve Wilson
- H.S. Wright III and Katherine Janeway
- David Yanacek and Laura Grit
- Marcia and Klaus* Zech
- Anonymous (7)
Conductors Club ($3,600–4,999)
- Susan Allen
- Ignacio Alvarado-Cummings
- Scott and Mary Kay Ausenhus
- Patty and Jimmy Barrier
- Kay Miller Browne
- Brenda Bruns
- Joshua D. Closson
- Denise Cutler
- Linda Day
- Kay Deasy and Len Sorrin
- Dr. Stella Desyatnikova
- Zart Dombourian-Eby and Jeff Eby
- James and Maria Durham and Viva la Música Club
- Stewart Early
- Burkhard Englert
- Ms. Bertie J. Enslow
- Douglas Exworthy and Kent Poush
- Ann Frothingham
- Joshua and Kathryn Hemphill
- Peter Hiatt and Ron Huden
- Paul and Alice Hill
- Amanda Horne
- Danae Howe and James Bible
- Roberth Karman
- Dr. and Mrs. Masato Koreeda
- Catherine Lee
- Michael Linenberger and Sallie Dacey
- Davia Loren
- Gail and John Mensher
- Ellen and Frank Mitchell
- Mary Nassif
- Sue and Thomas* Raschella
- Donna Richman and Mike Ehrenberg
- Don and Toni Rupchock
- Stephanie and Scott Wilson
- PJ Wilcynski
- William Yang
- Susan Ziegman
- Anonymous
The Rebecca & Jack Benaroya Legacy Circle
We offer our sincere thanks to the following individuals who have remembered the Seattle Symphony with a future gift through their estate. Legacy donors help preserve the beauty of symphonic music and enrich the next generation through the sights and sounds of the orchestra. To let us know you have remembered the Seattle Symphony in your legacy plans or to learn more, please contact Donor Relations at friends@seattlesymphony.org. The following list is current as of August 14, 2026.
Honorarium Gifts
Gifts were made to the Seattle Symphony in recognition of those listed below between September 1, 2024, and April 3, 2026. We are pleased to recognize Honorarium Gifts in the Encore concert program twice each season. The next listing will be in December 2026. Please contact Donor Relations at friends@seattlesymphony.org if you would like to recognize someone.
- Kris Barker and Ann Sager, by Sheila Dennis, Judy and David Hill
- James Bean, by Nancy Trenbeth and Barbara Breit
- The Brass Ensemble, by Judith Fong and Mark Wheeler
- Susan Coughlin, by Carlos and Kelly Pellegrini, Patricia and Jon Rosen
- John Delo and Liz Stokes, by Susan Harper
- Susan Detweiler, by Carlos and Kelly Pellegrini
- Sue Donaldson and Paul Fletcher, by Jane Noland and Thomas Zilly
- Zart Dombourian-Eby, by Madeline Beery, Dorothy Fluke, Karen S. Grimes
- Raemarie Duclos, by Ruth Ann and Jim Powers
- Molly Gabel, by Patricia and Jon Rosen
- Molly and Andrew Gabel, by Jan Agosti and Frank Woodruff
- Mimi Gates, by William Franklin, Assunta Ng and George Liu
- Noah Geller, by Janet and Arthur Kuller
- Walter Gray, by Thomas Bruhns
- Lyn and Jerry Grinstein, by John Holloway and Ludovica Punzi
- Eric Jacobs, by Travis Thompson
- Laurie and Phil Jones, by Bruce Burger
- Billy Kreuter, by Cindy Hirsch
- Gerry Kunkel, by Thomas Hart and Kathleen Fisher
- Katie Laskey, by James Laskey and Mary Jacobson
- Brian Marks, by Patricia and Jon Rosen
- The Nakajima Family, by Richard Tong
- Erika Nesholm, by Rob Wiseman and Sarah Michael
- Ludovic Morlot, by Jennifer and Kurt Adair, Angie and Jordan Anderson, Yu Bai, Laura Alice Banks, Elisa Barston and Jim Hsu, Alex Bergstrom and Danielle Kuhlmann, Kathleen Boyer, Olivia Chew, Laura DeLuca, Susan Detweiler, MD, Zart Dombourian-Eby and Jeff Eby, Rebecca Ebsworth, Diane and Tim Garland, Mimi Gardner Gates, Artur Girsky and Natasha Bazhanov, James Holt, Sayaka Kokubo, Chengwen Lai, Paul Leach and Susan Winokur, Virigina and Thomas Luce, Kjristine R. Lund, Mary Lynch Vanderkolk and Matt Vanderkolk, Luz Marina and Wesley Dyring, Anthony and Erica Miles, Melanie Muradian, Valerie Muzzolini, Robert Olivia, Paul Rafanelli, Judy Runstad, Rachel Spain, Betty Tong, Alexander White, Raff Wilson and Richard Goldman, Jonathan Wisner, Kelly Woodhouse Boston, Jeannie Yablonsky, Jesse and Maria Yang, Anonymous
- Marta O’Brien, by Washington State Association for Justice
- Seattle Symphony Volunteers, by Patricia Fong
- Zach Smith and Alex Mertens, by Ann Lipsky
- Lyle Snyder, by Patricia and Jon Rosen
- John McGarry and Michelle Wernli, by Gloria and Josef Wernli
- Xian Zhang, by Bryan and Deirdre Backstrom, Russ and Diena Mann, Mary McWilliams, Mr. Ken Sanchez, Dr. and Mrs. Charles and Lisa Simonyi, Stephen and Rebecca Whyte, Stuart Willner
Memorial Gifts
Gifts were made to the Seattle Symphony to remember those listed below between September 1, 2024, and April 3, 2026. We are pleased to recognize Memorial Gifts in the Encore concert program twice each season. The next listing will be in December 2026. For information on remembering a friend or loved one through a memorial gift, please contact Donor Relations at friends@seattlesymphony.org.
- Dan Alexander, by Harriet Alexander
- Robert and Clodagh Ash, by Ash Family Foundation
- Nancy Bell Evans, by Jay Fredericksen, Amity Ludders
- Rebecca Benaroya, by Rochelle Alhadeff , Nicholas Walls and Kevin Heim
- Bob Bradbury, by Jane Ann Bradbury
- George Brodie, by Victoria and Soren Peterson
- Janet and Bill Bush, by Anne Bush, Jane Harris
- Joy Bushnell Meuler, by Marcia Mason
- May Ying Conrad, by Julie and James Boike, Hannah Buchholz, Clarie and Robert Klein
- Uncle David, by Mary Howe
- Dolores Dean, by Dr. Kennan H. Hollingsworth
- Dr. B.J. Deering, by Katherine and Jay Gillette
- Gabrielle Dickman, by Mike Hopkins
- Dan and Nancy Evans, by The Evans Family, Judy Runstad
- Father, by Jackie and Steve Thompson
- Patricia Hall, by Kelly and Michael Hershey
- James Hattori, by Lisa Peters
- Robert and Arline Hodgson, by Muriel Van Housen
- John Michael Hopkins, by Irene Scheck
- Randy Houser, by Gwen Houser
- Daniel Jackson Evans, by Llewelyn G. Pritchard
- Jane Leeson-Jackson, by Geoffrey Jackson
- Susan Moody, by Steve Moody
- Marilyn Morgan, by Carol Batchelder, Betty and Bill Bonnett
- Isa Nelson, by Robin Calderon, Dr. Kennan H. Hollingsworth, Llewelyn G. Pritchard, Patricia and Jon Rosen
- Illsley Ball Nordstrom, by Linda Nordstrom
- Frits Van Oppen, by Shannon and Peter Van Oppen
- Nancy Paige Griffin, by Mary Ellen and Tom Buchanan, Michael Schick and Katherine Hanson
- Richard D. Prince, by Karen Prince
- Florence Shively, by Cindy McWilliams, Lauri McNeal
- Sonia Spear, by Tammy Heldridge, Barbara Shikiar
- Jim Spoor, by Linda Spoor
- Betty Stewart, by Robert Stewart
- Janice Stone, by Harold Stone
- Shirley Sutherland, by Lori O’Brien
- Dorothy Wendler, by Linda Wolf
- Forester E. Woodruff, by Suzanne Luton Woodruff
- Ann Wyckoff, by Patricia and Jon Rosen
Thank you!
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