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Eurovision Young Musicians

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Host

Produced in the UK in these years:

Humphrey Burton (1982)

Petroc Trelawny (2018)

Josie d'Arby (2018 final)

Co-hosts

Commentary:
Humphrey Burton (1984-94)
Sarah Walker (1996)
Stephanie Hughes (1998-2004)
Howard Goodall (2006)
Nicola Loud (2008)
Clemency Burton-Hill (2010)

Broadcast

BBC2, 11 May 1982 to 13 July 2002

BBC Four, 31 May 2004 to 21 May 2010

BBC Radio 3, 18 to 24 August 2018

BBC Two Scotland and BBC Red Button, 23 August 2018

Synopsis

A pan-European version of the BBC's Young Musician of the Year contest. All the national performers play in semi-finals, with the best amongst them progressing to the grand final a week later. Most, but not all, of the competing countries stage televised national heats. Competitors are 25 or younger. The winners are awarded prizes to benefit their future professional careers.

Champions

All champions are listed, though the 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022 and 2024 contests were not broadcast in the UK.

Date Venue Winner Nationality Instrument
11 May 1982 Manchester, United Kingdom Markus Pawlin Germany Piano
22 May 1984 Geneva, Switzerland Isabelle Van Keulen Netherlands Violin
27 May 1986 Copenhagen, Denmark Sandrine Lazardes France Piano
31 May 1988 Amsterdam, Netherlands Julian Rachlin Austria Violin
29 May 1990 Vienna, Austria Nick Van Oostrum Netherlands Piano
9 June 1992 Brussels, Belgium Bartlomiej Niziol Poland Violin
14 June 1994 Warsaw, Poland Natalie Clein United Kingdom 'Cello
12 June 1996 Lisbon, Portugal Julia Fischer Germany Violin
4 June 1998 Vienna, Austria Lidia Baich Austria Violin
15 June 2000 Bergen, Norway Stanislaw Drzewiecki Poland Piano
19 June 2002 Berlin, Germany Dalibor Karvay Austria Violin
27 May 2004 Lucerne, Switzerland Alexandra Soumm Austria Violin
13 May 2006 Vienna, Austria Andreas Brantelid Sweden 'Cello
9 May 2008 Vienna, Austria Dionysios Grammenos Greece Clarinet
14 May 2010 Vienna, Austria Eva-Nina Kozmus Slovenia Flute
11 May 2012 Vienna, Austria Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad Norway Viola
31 May 2014 Cologne, Germany Ziyu He Austria Violin
3 September 2016 Cologne, Germany Łukasz Dyczko Poland Saxophone
23 August 2018 Edinburgh, Scotland Ivan Bessonov Russia Piano
23 July 2022 Montpellier, France Daniel Matejča Czechia Violin
17 August 2024 Bodø, Norway Leonhard Baumgartner Austria Violin

Inventor

Based on the BBC's Young Musician of the Year competition.

Trivia

No Young Musicians was held in 2020 as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Official site

Wikipedia entry

See also

Young Musician of the Year

Weaver's Week reviews: 2008 and 2018