John Curro

John Ronald Curro AM MBE (6 December 1932 – 6 November 2019[1]) was an Australian violinist, violist, conductor and music director.

Curro was the founder (1966) and Director of Music of the Queensland Youth Orchestras, with which he established the National Youth Concerto Competition (NYCC).[2]

Honours

Curro was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1981[3] and a Member of the Order of Australia in 1995.[4]

He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001.[5]

He was awarded the Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award in 2001[6][7] and the Don Banks Music Award in 2002.

In 2016, Curro was a recipient of the Queensland Greats Awards.[8]

Don Banks Music Award

The Don Banks Music Award was established in 1984 to publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia.[9] It was founded by the Australia Council in honour of Don Banks, Australian composer, performer and the first chair of its music board.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2002 John Curro Don Banks Music Award Won

References
  1. McPherson, Angus (7 November 2019). "John Curro has died". Limelight. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. Queensland Youth Orchestra
  3. It's an Honour: MBE
  4. It's an Honour: AM
  5. It's an Honour: Centenary Medal
  6. "Nudgee College". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  7. "Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
  8. "2016 Queensland Greats recipients". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  9. "Don Banks Music Award: Prize :". Australian Music Centre. Archived from the original on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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