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 | 22x20px Germany | Piano | Markus Pawlik | Piano Concerto No.1 by Felix Mendelssohn | EYM 1982 |
| 1984 | 22x20px Netherlands | Violin | Isabelle van Keulen | Violin concert no. 5 op. 37 by Henri Vieuxtemps | EYM 1984 |
| 1986 | 22x20px France | Piano | Sandrine Lazarides | Piano Concerto E flat by Franz Liszt | EYM 1986 |
| 1988 | 22x20px Austria | Violin | Julian Rachlin | Concerto for violin and orchestra in d, op.22 by Henryk Wieniawski | EYM 1984 |
| 1990 | 22x20px Netherlands | Piano | Niek van Oosterum | Concert for Piano and Orchestra a-minor op. 16, 1 Mov. by Edvard Grieg | EYM 1990 |
| 1992 | Violin | Bartłomiej Nizioł | Concerto for violin and orchestra in d major op. 77 by Johannes Brahms | EYM 1992 | |
| 1994 | 22x20px United Kingdom | Cello | Natalie Clein | Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85, part I by Edward Elgar | EYM 1994 |
| 1996 | 22x20px Germany | Violin | Julia Fischer | Havanaise in E major, op. 83 by Camille Saint-Saëns | EYM 1996 |
| 1998 | 22x20px Austria | Violin | Lidia Baich | Violin Concerto no. 5, 1st Mov. by Henri Vieuxtemps | EYM 1998 |
| 2000 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | Piano | Stanisław Drzewiecki | Piano Concerto in E minor, op. 11, 3rd movement by Frederic Chopin | EYM 2000 |
| 2002 | 22x20px Austria | Violin | Dalibor Karvay | Carmen Fantasy by Franz Waxman | EYM 2002 |
| 2004 | 22x20px Austria | Violin | Alexandra Soumm | Violin Concerto No.1 (1st Movement) by Niccolò Paganini | EYM 2004 |
| 2006 | 22x20px Sweden | Cello | Andreas Brantelid | Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, 1st movement by Joseph Haydn | EYM 2006 |
| 2008 | 22x20px Greece | Clarinet | Dionysis Grammenos | Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, 4th movement by Jean Françaix | EYM 2008 |
| 2010 | 22x20px Slovenia | Flute | Eva Nina Kozmus | Concerto for flute, III. mov. Allegro scherzando by Jacques Ibert | EYM 2010 |
| 2012 | 22x20px Norway | Viola | Eivind Ringstad | Viola concerto, 2 & 3 mov by Béla Bartók | EYM 2012 |
| 2014 | 22x20px Austria | Violin | Ziyu He | 2. Violinkonzert by Béla Bartók | EYM 2014 |
| 2016 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | Saxophone | Łukasz Dyczko | Rhapsody pour Saxophone alto by André Waignein | EYM 2016 |
| 2018 | 22x20px 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 | 22x20px Czech Republic | Violin | Daniel Matejča | Violin Concerto No. 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich | EYM 2022 |
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Highest placings of non-winning countries
| Best placing | Country | Most recently | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument | Piece | Performer | Article | ||
| 2nd | 22x20px 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 | 22x20px Switzerland | Piano | Piano Concerto no.1 E minor, op.11, 2nd and 3rd movements by Frédéric Chopin | Marian Rosenfeld | EYM 1986 |
| 2nd | 22x20px Croatia | Cello | Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, adagio by Edward Elgar | Monika Leskovar | EYM 1998 |
| 2nd | 22x20px Latvia | Piano | Dance Macabre by Ferenc Liszt | Liene Circene | EYM 1994 |
| 2nd | 22x20px Spain | Harmonica | Concerto For Harmonica And Orchestra, Op. 46 by Johannes Brahms | Antonio Serrano | EYM 1992 |
| 3rd | 22x20px Armenia | Piano | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B-flat Minor, 3rd movement | Narek Kazazyan | EYM 2012 |
| 3rd | 22x20px 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 | 22x20px Estonia | Piano | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major by W.A. Mozart | Hanna Heinmaa | EYM 1996 |
| 3rd | 22x20px Hungary | Cello | Allegro appassionato Op.43 by Saint-Saëns | Gergely Devich | EYM 2014 |
| 3rd | 22x20px Italy | Violin | Concerto for violin and orchestra in d, op.47 by Jean Sibelius | Domenico Nordio | EYM 1988 |
Eurovision Young Musicians Media
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- Eym2014 Generalprobe Lucie Horsch 2.jpg
Lucie Horsch from the Netherlands played the recorder in 2014
- Eurovision Young Musicians winners map.svg
Map showing each country's number of Young Musicians gold medal wins up to and including 2024. Czechia won instead of Italy.
- Julian rachlin ta 2011.jpg
Violinist Julian Rachlin won the competition for Austria in 1988 and hosted in 1998.
Related pages
Other websites
16x16px Media related to Eurovision Young Musicians at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website Archived 2010-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Eurovision Young Musicians Archived 2018-06-21 at the Wayback Machine – European Broadcasting Union