It is with shock and great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Anna Halustyik. Anna was a founding member of the Budapest Festival Orchestra’s Board of Trustees, and later its Vice-President, in which capacity she contributed a great deal to the Orchestra’s success. Together, we weathered the storms of the 1990s, and I am convinced that, without Anna’s kindness and tireless dedication, the Festival Orchestra never would have grown to reach its present stature. We are so grateful for all that she did for us during her life, and will always cherish her memory in our hearts.