Eurovision Young Musicians
| Eurovision Young Musicians | |
|---|---|
 Logo of the 2012 Young Musicians in Vienna, Austria | |
| Genre | Music contest |
| Theme music composer | Marc-Antoine Charpentier |
| Opening theme | Te Deum (Prelude (Marche en rondeau)) |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 16 contests |
| Production company(s) | European Broadcasting Union |
| Distributor | Eurovision |
| Broadcast | |
| Original run | 11 May 1982 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Eurovision Song Contest (1956–) Eurovision Young Dancers (1985–) Junior Eurovision Song Contest (2003–) Eurovision Dance Contest (2007–2008) |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Eurovision Young Musicians is a competition for European musicians that are 18 years old or younger. It is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is a member of EMCY. The televised competition is held every two years, with some countries holding national heats.
Each country is represented by one young talented musician that performs a piece of classical music of his or her choice accompanied by the local orchestra and a jury (composed by international experts) decides the top 3 participants. Nowadays a semifinal takes place a few days before the Contest, and the jury decides as well which countries qualify for the final.[1]
The first edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians took place in Manchester, United Kingdom on the 11 May 1982 and 6 countries took part. The contest was won by Markus Pawlik from West Germany, who played the piano. The previous contest took place in Vienna, Austria on the 11 May 2012 and the winner was Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad from Norway, who played the viola. The next edition of this competition will take place in Cologne, Germany on the 31 May 2014.
The current Executive Supervisor of the competition, on behalf of the EBU, is Vladislav Yakovlev.[2]
Participation
Listed are all the countries that have taken part in the competition alongside the year in which they made their debut:
| Year | Debuting countries |
|---|---|
| 1982 |  Austria,  France,  Norway,  Switzerland,  United Kingdom,  West Germany |
| 1984 |  Finland,  Netherlands |
| 1986 |  Yugoslavia |
| 1988 |  Italy |
| 1990 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| 1992 |  Denmark,  Poland,  Spain |
| 1994 |  Cyprus,  Estonia,  Greece,  Hungary,  Ireland,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Macedonia,  Portugal,  Sweden |
| 1996 | Germany |
| 1998 |  Croatia,  Slovakia,  Slovenia |
| 2000 |  Russia |
| 2002 |  Czech Republic |
| 2006 |  Romania |
| 2008 |  Serbia,  Ukraine |
| 2010 |  Belarus |
| 2012 |  Armenia,  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Georgia |
| 2014 |  Malta,  Moldova |
Note: No debuting countries at the 2004 contest
List of contests
Medal list
| 1 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Norway | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Finland | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
External links
- Eurovision Young Musicians Official Homepage
- Eurovision Young Musicians – European Broadcasting Union
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