Eurovision Young Musicians

The Eurovision Young Musicians (French: L'Eurovision des Jeunes Musiciens; abbrev. as EYM or shortened as Young Musicians), is a biennial classical music competition for European musicians that are aged between 12 and 21. It is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and broadcast on television throughout Europe, with some countries holding national elections to choose their representatives for the contest.

Some of the competitors are famous musicians like Anna Markland and Paul Meyer. The latest winner of the Eurovision Young Musicians is Daniel Matejča with the piece 3Violin Concerto No. 1 (written by Dmitri Shostakovich) of Czechia. The Eurovision Young Musicians was created by the EBU based on the BBC Young Musician. The first contest took place at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK on 11 May 1982 and the last contest celebrated took place at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, UK. The Eurovision Young Musicians 2020 was planned and later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to take place at the King Tomislav Square in Zagreb, Croatia.

List of winners

Year Country Instrument Performer Piece Article
1982   Germany Piano Markus Pawlik Piano Concerto No.1 by Felix Mendelssohn EYM 1982
1984   Netherlands Violin Isabelle van Keulen Violin concert no. 5 op. 37 by Henri Vieuxtemps EYM 1984
1986   France Piano Sandrine Lazarides Piano Concerto E flat by Franz Liszt EYM 1986
1988   Austria Violin Julian Rachlin Concerto for violin and orchestra in d, op.22 by Henryk Wieniawski EYM 1984
1990   Netherlands Piano Niek van Oosterum Concert for Piano and Orchestra a-minor op. 16, 1 Mov. by Edvard Grieg EYM 1990
1992   Poland Violin Bartłomiej Nizioł Concerto for violin and orchestra in d major op. 77 by Johannes Brahms EYM 1992
1994   United Kingdom Cello Natalie Clein Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85, part I by Edward Elgar EYM 1994
1996   Germany Violin Julia Fischer Havanaise in E major, op. 83 by Camille Saint-Saëns EYM 1996
1998   Austria Violin Lidia Baich Violin Concerto no. 5, 1st Mov. by Henri Vieuxtemps EYM 1998
2000   Poland Piano Stanisław Drzewiecki Piano Concerto in E minor, op. 11, 3rd movement by Frederic Chopin EYM 2000
2002   Austria Violin Dalibor Karvay Carmen Fantasy by Franz Waxman EYM 2002
2004   Austria Violin Alexandra Soumm Violin Concerto No.1 (1st Movement) by Niccolò Paganini EYM 2004
2006   Sweden Cello Andreas Brantelid Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, 1st movement by Joseph Haydn EYM 2006
2008   Greece Clarinet Dionysis Grammenos Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, 4th movement by Jean Françaix EYM 2008
2010   Slovenia Flute Eva Nina Kozmus Concerto for flute, III. mov. Allegro scherzando by Jacques Ibert EYM 2010
2012   Norway Viola Eivind Ringstad Viola concerto, 2 & 3 mov by Béla Bartók EYM 2012
2014   Austria Violin Ziyu He 2. Violinkonzert by Béla Bartók EYM 2014
2016   Poland Saxophone Łukasz Dyczko Rhapsody pour Saxophone alto by André Waignein EYM 2016
2018   Russia Piano Ivan Bessonov 3rd mvt from Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky EYM 2018
2020 Cancelled as a result of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Europe
2022   Czech Republic Violin Daniel Matejča Violin Concerto No. 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich EYM 2022
2024

Highest placings of non-winning countries

Best placing Country Most recently
Instrument Piece Performer Article
2nd   Finland Piano Concerto for piano and orchestra in G major by Maurice Ravel Olli Mustonen EYM 1984
Cello Rondo for Cello and Orchestra, op. 94 by Anton Dvorak Timo-Veikko Valve EYM 2000
Piano Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B-flat Minor, 3rd movement by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Roope Gröndahl EYM 2008
2nd   Switzerland Piano Piano Concerto no.1 E minor, op.11, 2nd and 3rd movements by Frédéric Chopin Marian Rosenfeld EYM 1986
2nd   Croatia Cello Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, adagio by Edward Elgar Monika Leskovar EYM 1998
2nd   Latvia Piano Dance Macabre by Ferenc Liszt Liene Circene EYM 1994
2nd   Spain Harmonica Concerto For Harmonica And Orchestra, Op. 46 by Johannes Brahms Antonio Serrano EYM 1992
3rd   Armenia Piano Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B-flat Minor, 3rd movement Narek Kazazyan EYM 2012
3rd   Belgium Accordion Concert for Accordion and Orchestra B-Major, 2 and 1 mov. by Nikolai Chaikin Christophe Delporte EYM 1990
Cello Concerto N°1 For Cello And Orchestra (Allegretto) Marie Hallynck EYM 1992
3rd   Estonia Piano Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major by W.A. Mozart Hanna Heinmaa EYM 1996
3rd   Hungary Cello Allegro appassionato Op.43 by Saint-Saëns Gergely Devich EYM 2014
3rd   Italy Violin Concerto for violin and orchestra in d, op.47 by Jean Sibelius Domenico Nordio EYM 1988

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