Eurovision Young Musicians
Year2012
Semi 15 May 2012
Semi 26 May 2012
Semi2 venueSchubert Hall
Vienna, Austria
Final11 May 2012
Final venueRathausplatz
Vienna, Austria
PresentersPia Strauss (Semi-finals)[1]
Martin Grubinger (Final)[2]
ExsupervisorVladislav Yakovlev
MusdirectorCornelius Meister
OrganiserEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU)
HostÖsterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
WinmusicianNorway
Eivind Ringstad
VoteA jury selects the winner, runner-up, and third place
Entries14
Finalists7
Debut
ReturnUkraine
Nonreturn

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 was the 16th edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. It consisted of two semi-finals on 5 and 6 May, held at the Schubert Hall and presented by Pia Strauss, and a final on 11 May 2012, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria, and preseented by Martin Grubinger. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). The Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Cornelius Meister accompanied all competing performers. This was the fourth time that the competition was held on an open-air stage and during the annual Vienna Festival. ORF had previously hosted the contest in Austria in , , , , and .

Musicians from a total of fourteen countries took part in the competition, with seven of them participating in the televised final. 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.

The winner was violists Eivind Ringstad representing Norway, with violinist Emmanuel Tjeknavorian representing Austria placing second, and kanon player Narek Kazazyan representing Armenia placing third.[3]

Location

For more details on this topic, see Vienna.

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.[4]

Format

Martin Grubinger was the host of the 2010 contest final, with Pia Strauss hosting the semi-final round.[4]

Mnozil Brass, Vienna’s slapstick brass septet, together with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under Cornelius Meister, opened the concert with their version of Rossini’s William Tell Overture. Grubinger and his band, the Percussive Planet Ensemble performed during the interval.[5]

Participating countries

Broadcasters from fourteen countries participated this year in the Eurovision Young Musicians.[6]

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[7]CountryBroadcasterPerformerInstrumentPiece(s)R.
1SloveniaRTVSLOBlaž Šparovec[8]Clarinet1) Premiere Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy
2) Clair 1 by Franco Donatoni
2Georgia[9]GPBLizi Ramishvili[10]Cello[11]1) Largo by Veracini
2) Variations on One String by Paganini
3) Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov
3Bosnia and HerzegovinaBHRTNaomi Druškić[12]Piano1) Vanished Days, op57, No.1 by Edvard Grieg
2) Toccata, in E flat minor by Aram Khachaturian
4Czech RepublicČTMichaela Špačková[13]Bassoon1) 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
5Armenia[14]ARMTVNarek Kazazyan[15]Kanon1) “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
6Austria[16]ORFEmmanuel Tjeknavorian[17]Violin1) Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor by Johannes Brahms
2) Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert for Violin and Piano by Maurice Ravel		Q
7GreeceERTZacharias Fotis[18]Clarinet1) Concerto, K 622, 2nd mov. Adagio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8CroatiaHRTKatarina Kutnar[19]
Violin1) Scherzo in c-minor form F-A-E sonata by Johannes Brahms
2) Carmen Phantasie, op.66 by Franz Drdla

Part 2 (6 May 2012)

R/O[20]CountryBroadcasterPerformerInstrumentPiece(s)R.
9PolandTVPJagoda Krzemińska[21]Flute 1) Joueurs de Flute - "Pan" by Albert Roussel
2) Staccato - Fantaisie by Wilhelm Popp		Q
10UkraineNTUBohdan Ivasyk[22]Violin1) Tzigane by Maurice Ravel
2) Melody by Myroslav Skoryk
11NetherlandsNTRElla van Poucke[23]Cello 1) Fantasiestucke Op. 73 for cello by Robert Schumann
12GermanyWDRDominic Chamot[24]Piano[25]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
13BelarusBTRCAlexandra Denisenya[26]Cimbalom1) 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
14NorwayNRKEivind Holtsmark Ringstad[27]Viola1) 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.[28]

R/OCountryPerformerInstrumentPiece(s)ComposerPl.
1BelarusAlexandra DenisenyaCimbalomConcertinoVladimir Kurjan
2PolandJagoda KrzemińskaFluteConcertinoCécile Chaminade
3NorwayEivind Holtsmark RingstadViolaViola concerto, 2nd and 3rd mov.Béla Viktor János Bartók1
4Czech RepublicMichaela ŠpačkováBassoonBassoon Concerto in F-dur, 1st mov.Carl Maria von Weber
5GermanyDominic ChamotPianoPiano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, 3rd mov. Allegro con fuocoPyotr Tchaikovsky
6ArmeniaNarek KazazyanKanonQanun Concerto No. 2 in E-MajorKhachatur Avetisyan3
7AustriaEmmanuel TjeknavorianViolinViolin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, 3rd mov. Allegro ma non tantoJean Sibelius2

Jury members

The list of jury members are as follows:[29]

Semi-final jury

Final jury

Broadcasting

Broadcasters in seven countries received the competition live via the Eurovision Network and broadcast it in their territories.[30][31] The semi-final round was only broadcast on the official website of the contest.

Broadcasters in participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Channel(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)
ArmeniaARMTV (live)Armenia 1
AustriaORF (live)ORF 2[32]
BelarusBTRC (live)Belarus 1, Belarus-TV[33]
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBHRT (live)BHT1, BH Radio 1Maja Baralić Materne[34][35]
CroatiaHRT
Czech RepublicČTČT2[a][36]
GeorgiaGPB1TV[b][37]
GermanyARDSWR Fernsehen[c][38]
WDR Fernsehen[d]
3sat (live)[39]
GreeceERT[e]
NetherlandsNTR
NorwayNRK (live)NRK1[40]
PolandTVP (live)TVP Kultura[41]
SloveniaRTVSLOTV SLO 2[42]
UkraineNTU (live)
Broadcasters in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcaster
IcelandRÚV

See also

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  1. ^ Delayed broadcast on 19 May
  2. ^ Delayed broadcast on 12 May at 14:00
  3. ^ Delayed broadcast on 21 April 2013 at 08;55
  4. ^ Delayed broadcast on 1 July at 10:40
  5. ^ Delayed broadcast on 12 May at 12:30