Thank you to our loyal supporters
The Klein Competition has benefited from the generosity of individuals, businesses and foundations who believe in the power of music and the strength of young musicians. These donors to the California Music Center help provide the opportunity of a lifetime for young musicians, for which we are enormously grateful.
We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of all of our donors. These gifts were received from May 1, 2025 through May 1, 2026. We apologize for any errors or omissions – please contact us for corrections.
Foundations, Corporate Support, Government Support, and Matching Gifts
Bill Graham Memorial Foundation
Clinch Family Trust
McDonough Foundation
Mervyn L. Brenner Foundation
MOCA Foundation
Morrison & Foerster Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Google
Intel Foundation
Intel Volunteer Grant Program
Marsh & McLennan Companies
2025 Klein Prize Supporters
First Prize
Maria Shim
Second Prize
Ruth A. Short
in memory of Elaine Klein
Third Prize
Judith & David Anderson
in memory of Milton Preves
Two Fourth Prizes
Maria Klein
in memory of Jerry Lee Klein
Tarka Quartet
in memory of Ron Goldman
The Weiss Prize for Best Performance of the Commissioned Work
Randall Weiss
in memory of Susan & Allen Weiss
The Jacqueline Du Pré Prize for Best Performance of a Sonata
William Byerley
2026 Mentor Sponsor
Fred Spitz and Rebecca Gertmenian
2026 Semi-Finalist Prize Fund
Peter Gelfand and Sharon Childress
Mitchell Klein and Patricia Whaley
Stephanie Leung and John Riordan
Kathie and Dexter Lowry
Noe Music
2026 Klein Competition Fund
Aurora Berta-Oldham
Barbara Bessey
Mark Clifford & Crystal Pascucci-Clifford
Steve D’Amico
Kris Desby
Tom Driscoll and Nancy Quinn
Jon Finck
Patricia Kristof Moy
Patricia Lee
Ronny Michael Greenberg
Dain Park
Carla Sarett
Marcy Straw and Mark Westlund
in memory of George Cleve
Individual Support
Rigele Abilock
Billie Abrams
Reid and Laura Becke
Katherine Bukstein and Roy Bukstein
Katherine Cass
Agnes Chien
Tiphaine Delepine
Allan & Karin Dennis
Richard Diamond
Eric Enders
David Featherstone
Roland & Lois Feller
Becky Ferguson
Richard Festinger
Anil Gangolli
Laura Haworth
Judie Henniger
in honor of Stephanie Leung and John Riordan
Bruce Hubbard
Gary Hubbard
Kevin Jim & Xing Yang
Leo Kadehjian
Wendy Kang
MacKenna Kelleher
Eric Kim
Michele Klein & Glenn Daniel
Andrew Lubera
Rebecca McCray
Valerie Miner
Julie Nishimura
Lambert & Janice Orkis
Haibei Peng
in honor of Stephanie Leung and John Riordan
Margrit Rinderknecht & Richard Siemon
Stephen & Linda Rosen
Lorraine & Martyn Selman
Ognjen Sosa & Dr. Jenny Klein-Sosa
in memory of Jerry Lee Klein
Allyson Spence
Barbara Tinker
Ehren Valmé
Elena VandenBerg
in honor of Stephanie Leung and John Riordan
Rita & Sandy Walsh-Wilson
Barbara Wampner
Janet Weinstein
Warren Weis
Christopher Wiens
in honor of Stephanie Leung and John Riordan
Melanie & Ron Wilensky
Lee-Lan Yip & Dale Rogers
In-Kind Gifts
Kevin Jim, Dexter and Kathleen Lowry, Ruth Short, Fred Spitz, and Marcy Straw
Special Thanks to our House Hosts and Concert Hosts in 2025-26
Peter Gelfand and Sharon Childress, Dexter and Kathleen Lowry, Ruth Short, Joan Talbert and David Lyon, 405 Shrader, Maybeck Studio, Noe Valley Ministry, Piedmont Center for the Arts, and San Francisco Conservatory of Music