Australian musician

John Ronald Curro AM MBE (6 December 1932 – 6 November 2019) 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 Compe*ion (NYCC).

Honours

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

He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001.

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

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

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. It was founded by the Australia Council in honour of Don Banks, Australian composer, performer and the first chair of its music board.

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