Subject: Thank you from the EUYO
From: "Helen Leitner" <[email-masked]>
To: "Kertu Aksiim - KUM" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Riitta Hirvonen" <[email-masked]>, "min - KUM" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:15:19 +0200

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

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“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