Germany at the Eurovision Young Musicians

Balance sheet

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Broadcasting company

(Member of )

First participation

1982

Number of participations

17 (as of 2018)

Highest ranking

1 ( 1982 , 1996 )

This article deals with the history of Germany as a participant in the Eurovision Young Musicians competition .

Regularity of participation and successes in competition

Julia Fischer took Germany's last victory so far in 1996

Germany has been participating regularly since the first edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians competition. Starting in 1982 as the Federal Republic of Germany, the debut was immediately successful. The pianist Markus Pawlik won the competition. In 1984 it was not possible to repeat this success, because the Federal Republic of Germany missed a place in the top three. In 1986, however, the country failed to qualify for the semi-finals and did not take part in the final for the first time. In 1988 the cellist Nikolai Schneider reached the finals, but was not placed in the top three. In 1990 the Federal Republic of Germany also reached the final and reached second place in the final. In 1992 and 1994, Germany was eliminated in the semi-finals. In 1996, the country reached the finals for the first time in six years. The violinist Julia Fischer then won Germany's second victory in the competition there. In 1998, Germany decided not to participate in the EYM for the first time.

In 2000 Germany returned to competition. However, the return was not very successful, because the pianist Martin Helmchen was eliminated in the semifinals. In 2002, on the other hand, the violinist Alina Pogostkina was able to reach the final, but was not placed in the top three. In 2004 the finals could also be reached. There the saxophonist Koryun Asatryan was able to get second place. After this success, Germany withdrew from the competition in 2006.

Germany returned in 2008 and has participated every year since then. When they returned in 2008, the situation from 2000 was repeated when Germany returned, but was eliminated in the semi-finals. In 2010 and 2012, the country always reached the finals, but could not get a place in the top three. In 2014 and 2016 there were no semi-finals, so Germany only took part in the final. However, Germany did not come in among the top three. In 2018, two semifinals took place for the first time in six years. Germany reached the final again, but did not get a place in the top three.

Overall, Germany was eliminated only five times in the semifinals. In addition, Germany took second place twice and won twice. With a total of 17 participations, Germany is one of the average successful participants in the competition.

List of posts

Color legend: - 1st place. - 2nd place. - 3rd place. - Eliminated in the semi-finals / in the qualification. - no participation / not qualified.    

year	Interpreter	instrument	Pieces	Place final	Place semifinals	National preliminary decision
1982	Markus Pawlik	piano	Piano Concerto No.1 by Felix Mendelssohn	1/6	Qualified directly for the final	internal selection
1984	Andreas Bach	piano	Concerto for piano and orchestra no.1 in E-flat major by Franz Liszt	k. A. / 7	Qualified directly for the final	internal selection
1986	Martin Menking	cello	unknown	Eliminated	k. A. / 15	internal selection
1988	Nikolai Schneider	cello	Concerto for cello and orchestra no.1 in a, op.33 by Camille Saint-Saëns	k. A. / 6	k. A. / 16	internal selection
1990	Koh Gabriel Kameda	violin	Concert for Violin and Orchestra, D major, op.77, 1 mov. by Johannes Brahms	2/5	k. A. / 18	internal selection
1992	Florence Sitruk	harp	unknown	Eliminated	k. A. / 13	internal selection
1994	Luise Wiedemann	bassoon	Sonata in F major op.168, 2nd part by Camille Saint-Saëns	Eliminated	k. A. / 24	internal selection
1996	Julia Fischer	violin	unknown	1/8	k. A. / 17	internal selection
1998	No participation
2000	Martin Helmchen	piano	unknown	Eliminated	k. A. / 18	internal selection
2002	Alina Pogostkina	violin	Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns	k. A. / 7	k. A. / 20	internal selection
2004	Koryun Asatryan	saxophone	Pequeña Czarda by Pedro Iturralde	2/7	k. A. / 16	internal selection
2006	No participation
2008	Kathy Kang	violin	César Franck : Sonata for violin and piano, 2nd movement - Allegro Nathan Milstein : Paganiniana	Eliminated	k. A. / 16	internal selection
2010	Hayrapet Arakelyan	saxophone	François Borne : Fantaisie brillante pour flûte et piano based on motifs from Carmen	k. A. / 7	k. A. / 15	internal selection
2012	Dominic Chamot	piano	1) Jazz Etude No. 1 by Nikolai Kapustin 2) Dedication (love song) by Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt 3) Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 by Franz Liszt	k. A. / 7	k. A. / 14	internal selection
2014	Judith Stapf	violin	1) Grand Caprice per violin solo op. 26 Der Erlkönig (based on the ballad by Franz Schubert ) by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst / Franz Schubert 2) Estrellita by Manuel Ponce / arr. Jascha Heifetz 3) Violin Sonata in d, Op. 108, 4th Presto agitato by Johannes Brahms	k. A. / 14	Qualified directly for the final	internal selection
2016	Raul Maria Dignola	horn	Horn Concerto no.2, Allegro Maestoso by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	k. A. / 11	Qualified directly for the final	internal selection
2018	Mira Foron	violin	Semi-finals: 1) Ravel: Tzigan 2) Penderecki: Cadenza Finale: 3rd mvt from Violin Concerto by J. Sibelius	k. A. / 6	k. A. / 18	internal selection

National preliminary decisions

So far, Germany has selected all its contributions internally.

Responsible broadcaster

From 1982 to 2004 the ZDF was responsible for participation. WDR has been organizing participation since 2008 .

Hosted competitions

year	city	venue	Moderation
2002	Berlin	Schauspielhaus Berlin	Julia Fischer
2014	Cologne	Cathedral Square	Sabine Heinrich
2016			Tamina Kallert & Daniel Hope

Individual evidence

1. ↑ EBU : Eurovision Young Musicians 1982. In: youngmusicians.tv. 2014, accessed on November 2, 2019 . 
2. ^ Anthony Granger: Germany: Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 Participant Reveal in May. In: eurovoix.com. April 15, 2018, accessed November 2, 2019 .