Eurovision Young Musicians

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.

Web links

Official site

Wikipedia entry

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