We gratefully acknowledge the following organisations for sponsoring / assisting John:
- King Edwards School, Edgbaston - music scholarship 2001 to 2008
- The Musicians Benevolent Fund -
- MBF Award, September 2005
- MBF Young Talent Award
- Geoffrey Shaw Scholarship, 2005
- The Denne Gilkes Memorial Fund, 2006
- The Lesley and Ivy Poutney Bursary, 2006
- European Youth Summer Music (EYSM)
- Virtuoso Violin Festival
- EMI Group Music Trust
John would also like to thank many other organisations and individuals who helped in various ways. In particular:
- Allen Stagg, ‘Legendary recording engineer’
- Dr Rimma Sushanskaya
- Klause Heyman & Takako Nishizaki
- Hugh Robjohns, Apple and Pear productions
- Paul White, Sound on Sound
- Timothy J. Beilby, ABSM, GBSM, PGCE
- Peter Bridle, MBE
- Mark Messenger
- Chris Garrick
- Moseley Violins
- James of Cre8images