deaths of his father-in-law Dvořák and wife in quick succession. It was recorded not long after the death of Mackerras's own daughter Fiona. Honours Charles Mackerras was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1974 New Year Honours, and was knighted in the 1979 New Year Honours. In 1978, he was presented with the Janáček Medal for services to Czech music, on stage at the Coliseum Theatre, by the Czechoslovak ambassador. In 1990, he was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Hull. In 1996, he received the Medal of Merit from the Czech Republic, and, in 1997 he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for services to music and Australian music. In 2000 he was awarded the Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award by the Prague Society for International Cooperation. In 2001, he was awarded the Centenary Medal, created to mark the centenary of the Federation of Australia. In 2003 he was made a Companion of Honour (CH) in the Queen's Birthday Honours. In 2005, he was presented with the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, and he was also the first recipient of the Queen's Medal for Music, announced by the Master of the Queen's Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, on the stage of the Royal Albert Hall before a Proms performance of H.M.S. Pinafore. He was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Northern College of Music in 1999. Legacy The Music Room at the Bodleian's Weston Library at Oxford University was named after Mackerras when it opened in 2015. References Notes Sources Priest, Joan (1986). Gentlemen and Scholars: A Biography of the Mackerras Family. Brisbane: Boolarong Publications. . External links Charles Mackerras at the Bach Cantatas Website Charles Mackerras profile and interview at ClassicsToday.com Charles Mackerras biography and interview at the Philharmonia Orchestra Interview with Charles Mackerras at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Profile focusing on Mackerras's Sullivan connections Charles Mackerras website Recent profile of Mackerras Photos of Mackerras throughout his life Mackerras and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the 'Sydney Opera House Opening Concert' in 1973 Interview with Charles Mackerras, 6 November 1986 1925 births 2010 deaths American emigrants to Australia Australian conductors (music) Australian classical oboists Male oboists Australian music arrangers People from Schenectady, New York Musicians from Sydney People educated at The King's School, Parramatta Sydney Conservatorium of Music alumni Grammy Award winners Music