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 _3_Violin 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||Piano|Markus Pawlik|_Piano Concerto No.1_ by Felix Mendelssohn|EYM 1982|
|1984||Violin|Isabelle van Keulen|_Violin concert no. 5 op. 37_ by Henri Vieuxtemps|EYM 1984|
|1986||Piano|Sandrine Lazarides|_Piano Concerto E flat_ by Franz Liszt|EYM 1986|
|1988||Violin|Julian Rachlin|_Concerto for violin and orchestra in d, op.22_ by Henryk Wieniawski|EYM 1984|
|1990||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||Cello|Natalie Clein|_Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85, part I_ by Edward Elgar|EYM 1994|
|1996||Violin|Julia Fischer|_Havanaise in E major, op. 83_ by Camille Saint-Saëns|EYM 1996|
|1998||Violin|Lidia Baich|_Violin Concerto no. 5, 1st Mov._ by Henri Vieuxtemps|EYM 1998|
|2000||Piano|Stanisław Drzewiecki|_Piano Concerto in E minor, op. 11, 3rd movement_ by Frederic Chopin|EYM 2000|
|2002||Violin|Dalibor Karvay|_Carmen Fantasy_ by Franz Waxman|EYM 2002|
|2004||Violin|Alexandra Soumm|_Violin Concerto No.1 (1st Movement)_ by Niccolò Paganini|EYM 2004|
|2006||Cello|Andreas Brantelid|_Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, 1st movement_ by Joseph Haydn|EYM 2006|
|2008||Clarinet|Dionysis Grammenos|_Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, 4th movement_ by Jean Françaix|EYM 2008|
|2010||Flute|Eva Nina Kozmus|_Concerto for flute, III. mov. Allegro scherzando_ by Jacques Ibert|EYM 2010|
|2012||Viola|Eivind Ringstad|_Viola concerto, 2 & 3 mov_ by Béla Bartók|EYM 2012|
|2014||Violin|Ziyu He|_2. Violinkonzert_ by Béla Bartók|EYM 2014|
|2016||Saxophone|Łukasz Dyczko|_Rhapsody pour Saxophone alto_ by André Waignein|EYM 2016|
|2018||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||Violin|Daniel Matejča|_Violin Concerto No. 1_ by Dmitri Shostakovich|EYM 2022|
|2024||||||

## Highest placings of non-winning countries

|Best placing|Country|Most recently||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2nd||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||Piano|_Piano Concerto no.1 E minor, op.11, 2nd and 3rd movements_ by Frédéric Chopin|Marian Rosenfeld|EYM 1986|
|2nd||Cello|_Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, adagio_ by Edward Elgar|Monika Leskovar|EYM 1998|
|2nd||Piano|_Dance Macabre_ by Ferenc Liszt|Liene Circene|EYM 1994|
|2nd||Harmonica|_Concerto For Harmonica And Orchestra, Op. 46_ by Johannes Brahms|Antonio Serrano|EYM 1992|
|3rd||Piano|_Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B-flat Minor, 3rd movement_|Narek Kazazyan|EYM 2012|
|3rd||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||Piano|_Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major_ by W.A. Mozart|Hanna Heinmaa|EYM 1996|
|3rd||Cello|_Allegro appassionato Op.43 by_ Saint-Saëns|Gergely Devich|EYM 2014|
|3rd||Violin|_Concerto for violin and orchestra in d, op.47_ by Jean Sibelius|Domenico Nordio|EYM 1988|

## Related pages

- BBC Young Musician of the Year
- Eurovision Song Contest (Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light)
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest
- Eurovision Asia Song Contest
- Eurovision Dance Contest
- Eurovision Choir of the Year
- Eurovision Magic Circus Show

## Other websites

- Official website
- Eurovision Young Musicians  – European Broadcasting Union