Eurovision Young Musicians 2012

16. Eurovision Young Musicians
date	May 11, 2012
Host country	Austria
venue	Rathausplatz , Vienna
Broadcasting television station
Moderation	Semifinals: Pia Strauss Final: Martin Grubinger
participating countries	14th
winner	Norway
First time participation	Armenia Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia
Returning participants	Ukraine
Withdrawn participants	Romania Russia Sweden United Kingdom of Cyprus
Voting rule	Each juror awards 1–10 points per entry.
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Countries that participated in 2012

Countries that were eliminated in the semifinals in 2012

Countries that have participated in the past but not in 2012

The 16th Eurovision Young Musicians took place on May 11, 2012 in Vienna , the capital of Austria . It was the sixth competition and the fourth in a row that took place in Vienna. Before the actual final, semifinals were held on May 5th and 6th, 2012. Pia Strauss moderated the semifinals, while Martin Grubinger moderated the finals.

venue

Rathausplatz is located in Vienna's 1st district, the Inner City. It is named after the (new) Vienna City Hall that was built here. Due to its size, its design and the architecture of the buildings bordering the square, it is one of the most important squares in the center of Vienna.

format

All participants from the EBU member countries who took part in the competition initially competed in one of the two semi-finals. Seven of them were selected by an international jury to perform live on May 11, 2012 on Vienna's Rathausplatz. All participants performed solo and were not allowed to exceed the age limit of 20 years. The finalists were accompanied by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Cornelius Meister .

jury

The following people were part of the international jury that could vote:

Semifinals

• Agnieszka Duczmal (jury president)
• Carol McGonnell
• Christian Eggen
• Franz Bartolomey

final

• Markus Hinterhäuser (jury president)
• Carol McGonnell
• Christian Eggen
• Agnieszka Duczmal
• Radek Baborák

Attendees

A total of 14 countries took part, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Armenia for the first time. The participants played the following pieces:

First semifinals

No.	country	Interpreter	instrument	piece	space
1	Slovenia	Blaž Šparovec	clarinet	1) Premiere Rhapsody by Claude Debussy 2) Clair 1 by Franco Donatoni	not qualified
2	Georgia	Lisi Ramishvili	cello	1) Largo by Veracini 2) Variations on One String by Paganini 3) Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimski-Korsakow	not qualified
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Naomi Druškić	piano	1) Vanished Days, op57, No.1 by Edvard Grieg 2) Toccata, in E flat minor by Aram Khachaturian	not qualified
4th	Czech Republic	Michaela Špačková	bassoon	1) Concerto for Bassoon No.2 in F minor, the first and the second movement by Ludwig Milde 2) Recitative, Sicilliene et Rondo (1905-1991) by Eugène Bozza	qualified
5	Armenia	Narek Kasasijan	Kanun	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 Avetisjan	qualified
6th	Austria	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	qualified
7th	Greece	Zacharias Fotis	clarinet	-	not qualified
8th	Croatia	Katarina Kutnar	violin	1) Scherzo in c-minor form FAE sonata by Johannes Brahms 2) Carmen Phantasie, op.66 by Franz Drdla	not qualified

Second semifinals

No.	country	Interpreter	instrument	piece	space
1	Poland	Jagoda Krzemińska	flute	1) Joueurs de Flute - " Pan " by Albert Roussel 2) Staccato - Fantaisie by Wilhelm Popp	qualified
2	Ukraine	Bohdan Iwasyk	violin	1) Tzigane by Maurice Ravel 2) Melody by Myroslaw Skoryk	not qualified
3	Netherlands	Ella van Poucke	cello	1) Fantasiestücke Op. 73 for the cello by Robert Schumann	not qualified
4th	Germany	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	qualified
5	Belarus	Aleksandra Denisenja	Cymbal	1) Carmen "Fantasy", based on Themes from the Opera of Georges Bizet by Franz Waxman 2) Blow light wind, blow! (adaptation of Belarusian folk song) by Valeri Zhiwaliewski 3) Csardas by Alexander Tsygankow	qualified
6th	Norway	Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad	viola	1) Sonata no 1 op 120 F minor, 1st movement: Allegro Appasionata by Johannes Brahms 2) Sonata no 1 op 25 for viola solo, 4th movement: Rasendes Zeitzeit. Wild. Tonal beauty is secondary to Paul Hindemith 3) Andante and Rondo Ungarese by Carl Maria von Weber	qualified

final

venue

The following seven performers competed in the final. The three top placed participants received prizes and only the first four places were announced.

No.	country	Interpreter	instrument	space
1	Belarus	Aleksandra Denisenja	Cymbal	-
2	Poland	Jagoda Krzemińska	flute	4th
3	Norway	Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad	viola	1.
4th	Czech Republic	Michaela Špačková	bassoon	-
5	Germany	Dominic Chamot	piano	-
6th	Armenia	Narek Kasasijan	Kanun	3.
7th	Austria	Emmanuel Tjeknavorian	violin	2.

Individual evidence

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