# Eurovision Young Musicians 2012

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 was the sixteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria, on 11 May 2012. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), musicians from seven countries participated in the televised final. This was the fourth time that the competition was held on an open-air stage and during the annual Vienna Festival. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest in 1990, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010.
A total of fourteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held at the Schubert Hall of Konzerthaus in Vienna on 5 and 6 May 2012. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Cornelius Meister. Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia made their début while Ukraine returned. Five countries decided not to participate, they were Cyprus, Romania, Russia, Sweden and United Kingdom.
Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad of Norway won the contest, with host country Austria and Armenia placing second and third respectively.

## Location

Rathausplatz, a square outside the Wiener Rathaus city hall of Vienna, was the host location for the 2012 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians final. The Schubert Hall in Vienna, Austria, hosted the semi-final round.

## Format

Martin Grubinger was the host of the 2010 contest final with Pia Strauss hosting the semi-final round.

## Participating countries

Broadcasters from fourteen countries participated this year in the Eurovision Young Musicians.
The semifinal was held in two parts. The first part was held on 5 May 2012 and the second on 6 May 2012. The seven best were selected by an international jury to perform live as finalists in the final that was held on 11 May 2012.

### Semi-final
#### Part 1 (5 May 2012)

| R/O | Country | Broadcaster | Performer | Instrument | Piece(s) | R. |
| 1 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | Blaž Šparovec | Clarinet | 1) Premiere Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy 2) Clair 1 by Franco Donatoni | DSQ |
| 2 | Georgia | GPB | Lizi Ramishvili | Cello | 1) Largo by Veracini 2) Variations on One String by Paganini 3) Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov | DSQ |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHRT | Naomi Druškić | Piano | 1) Vanished Days, op57, No.1 by Edvard Grieg 2) Toccata, in E flat minor by Aram Khachaturian | DSQ |
| 4 | Czech Republic | ČT | Michaela Špačková | Bassoon | 1) Concerto for Bassoon No.2 f-moll, the first and the second movement by Ludwig Milde 2) Recitative, Sicilliene et Rondo (1905-1991) by Eugéne Bozza | Q |
| 5 | Armenia | ARMTV | Narek Kazazyan | Kanon | 1) “Impromptu” op. 57 in b-minor by Tsovinar Hovhannisyan 2) Carnival in Venice by Niccolo Paganini / arranged for kanun and piano by Alexander Shahbazyan 3) “Perpetual Motion” op.69 in a-minor by Khachatur Avetisyan | Q |
| 6 | Austria | ORF | Emmanuel Tjeknavorian | Violin | 1) Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor by Johannes Brahms 2) Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert for Violin and Piano by Maurice Ravel | Q |
| 7 | Greece | ERT | Zacharias Fotis | Clarinet | 1) Concerto, K 622, 2nd mov. Adagio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | DSQ |
| 8 | Croatia | HRT | Katarina Kutnar | Violin | 1) Scherzo in c-minor form F-A-E sonata by Johannes Brahms 2) Carmen Phantasie, op.66 by Franz Drdla | DSQ |

#### Part 2 (6 May 2012)

| R/O | Country | Broadcaster | Performer | Instrument | Piece(s) | R. |
| 9 | Poland | TVP | Jagoda Krzemińska | Flute | 1) Joueurs de Flute - "Pan" by Albert Roussel 2) Staccato - Fantaisie by Wilhelm Popp | Q |
| 10 | Ukraine | NTU | Bohdan Ivasyk | Violin | 1) Tzigane by Maurice Ravel 2) Melody by Myroslav Skoryk | DSQ |
| 11 | Netherlands | NTR | Ella van Poucke | Cello | 1) Fantasiestucke Op. 73 for cello by Robert Schumann | DSQ |
| 12 | Germany | WDR | Dominic Chamot | Piano | 1) Jazz Etude No. 1 by Nikolai Kapustin 2) Widmung (Liebeslied) by Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt 3) Ungarische Rhapsodie No. 6 by Franz Liszt | Q |
| 13 | Belarus | BTRC | Alexandra Denisenya | Cimbalom | 1) Carmen "Fantasie", based on Themes from the Opera of Georges Bizet by Franz Waxman 2) Blow light wind, blow! (adaptation of Belarusian folk song) by Valery Zhyvalievski 3) Сsardas by Alexander Tsygankov | Q |
| 14 | Norway | NRK | Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad | Viola | 1) Sonata no 1 op 120 F minor, 1. movement: Allegro Appassionata by Johannes Brahms 2) Sonata no 1 op 25 for viola solo, 4. movement: Rasendes Zeitmass. Wild. Tonschonheit ist Nebesache by Paul Hindemith 3) Andante and Rondo Ungarese by Carl Maria von Weber | Q |

### Final

Awards were given to the top three participants. The table below highlights these using gold, silver, and bronze. The placing results of the remaining participants is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union.
| R/O | Country | Performer | Instrument | Piece(s) | Composer | Pl. |
| 1 | Belarus | Alexandra Denisenya | Cimbalom | Concertino | Vladimir Kurjan | |
| 2 | Poland | Jagoda Krzemińska | Flute | Concertino | Cécile Chaminade | |
| 3 | Norway | Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad | Viola | Viola concerto, 2nd and 3rd mov. | Béla Viktor János Bartók | 1 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | Michaela Špačková | Bassoon | Bassoon Concerto in F-dur, 1st mov. | Carl Maria von Weber | |
| 5 | Germany | Dominic Chamot | Piano | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, 3rd mov. Allegro con fuoco | Pyotr Tchaikovsky | |
| 6 | Armenia | Narek Kazazyan | Kanon | Qanun Concerto No. 2 in E-Major | Khachatur Avetisyan | 3 |
| 7 | Austria | Emmanuel Tjeknavorian | Violin | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, 3rd mov. Allegro ma non tanto | Jean Sibelius | 2 |

## Jury members

The list of jury members are as follows:

### Semi-final jury

* Poland – Agnieszka Duczmal (head)
* Norway – Christian Eggen
* Ireland – Carol McGonnell
* Austria – Franz Bartolomey [de]

### Final jury

* Italy – Markus Hinterhäuser (head)
* Poland – Agnieszka Duczmal
* Norway – Christian Eggen
* Ireland – Carol McGonnell
* Czech Republic – Radek Baborák

## Broadcasting

Broadcasters in 15 countries received the competition live via the Eurovision Network and broadcast it in their territories.