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
| 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 |
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.
Web links
See also
Weaver's Week reviews: 2008 and 2018
