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Saatja: "Helen Leitner" <[email protected]> Saaja: "Kertu Aksiim - KUM" <[email protected]> Teema: Thank you from the EUYO Kuupäev: 2026-03-19 14:15 Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga. Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada. Dear Kertu, I hope all is very well with you. Please find attached a thank you letter from our Executive & Artistic Director Marshall Marcus to Minister Purga, for Estonia’s grant to the European Union Youth Orchestra in 2026. Warm regards, Helen -- “The standing ovation lasted several minutes, during which both the audience and the performers were moved by the powerful moment of art that had just been experienced” – Warszawa Naszemiasto, 2025 “Any artistic director would immediately want to engage each and every one of them” – Tagesspiegel, 2025 “Music, here, is not just art: it is a bridge, an outstretched hand, concrete proof that harmony is possible.” – ArtesNews, 2025 Helen Leitner, Head of Communications & Advocacy European Union Youth Orchestra Grafenegg 10, 3485 Grafenegg, Austria – Tel. +49 (0) 151 226 72340 Founding Music Director Claudio Abbado | Music Director Iván Fischer Honorary President Roberta Metsola | Head of Honorary Patrons Ursula von der Leyen Heidy Purga Minister of Culture of the Republic of Estonia [email protected] Grafenegg, 18 March 2026 Letter of Thanks Dear Minister Purga, With this letter comes our heartfelt thanks for the safe receipt of your grant to the European Union Youth Orchestra. We greatly appreciate your raise of the grant to €8000,00 in 2026, which helps us navigate inflation and rising costs, and a challenging financial environment for culture. Your support plays a vital role in opening professional and personal opportunities for talented young musicians, while bringing people together and fostering mutual understanding through the power of making great music. We have just returned from a very successful Spring Residency in Strasbourg, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Orchestra’s founding. I also hope you received and enjoyed your printed copy of our 2025 Yearbook, also available online here. Warm regards, Marshall Marcus Executive & Artistic Director