Eurovision Young Musicians 2018

19. Eurovision Young Musicians
date	August 18, 2018 (semi-final 1) August 19, 2018 (semi-final 2) August 23, 2018 (final)
Host country	United Kingdom
venue	Semi-final : Edinburgh Festival Theater, Edinburgh Final : Usher Hall , Edinburgh
Broadcasting television station
Moderation	Petroc Trelawny & Josie D'Arby
participating countries	18th
winner	Russia
First time participation	Albania
Returning participants	Belgium Estonia Israel Russia Spain United Kingdom
Withdrawn participants	Austria
Voting rule	Each juror awards 1–10 points per entry.
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The 19th Eurovision Young Musicians took place on August 23, 2018 at Usher Hall in Edinburgh, UK. It was the first time since 2008 that the United Kingdom has hosted a Eurovision event and the second time that the country has hosted the EYM.

The competition was part of the Edinburgh International Festival . The participants were supported in their performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Thomas Dausgaard .

The winner of the competition was pianist Ivan Bessonov, who competed for Russia and was thus able to claim Russia's first victory at the Eurovision Young Musicians. In addition, Bessonov is the first winner since 2000 to win the competition with the piano . Second, however, was the violinist Nikola Pajanovic from Slovenia.

Germany reached the finals with the violinist Mira Foron, but could not place in the top two.

venue

On October 27, 2016, the EBU launched a call for applications to host the competition. Only Hungary showed public interest in the 2018 competition. On October 22, 2017, it was announced that Great Britain would be the host of the 2018 competition. It was announced on October 30th that Edinburgh would be the venue. On October 31, 2017 it was announced that the two semi-finals would take place on August 18 and 19, 2018 in the Edinburgh Festival Theater and the final would be held in Usher Hall . The 1972 Eurovision Song Contest took place here.

format

On October 31, 2017, the EBU announced that the two semi-finals, which last took place in 2012 , will return in 2018 . These are each divided into three shows with three participants each. A total of six countries will qualify for the final. The winner of the competition will be decided by a jury and will receive several prizes. Among other things, the winner receives a specially made trophy and € 7,000 in prize money. In addition, the winner will play with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra next season. The second place in the competition, on the other hand, receives prize money of € 3,000. The remaining participants will not receive any prizes.

Moderation

On August 6, 2018 it was announced that Petroc Trelawny and Josie D'Arby will host the 2018 competition. Petroc Trelawny is a radio host for classical music, while Josie D'Arby is a television host for various cultural programs.

jury

On August 10, 2018, the EBU announced the jurors for the competition. There are two juries in total: one for the two semi-finals and one for the final. In both juries, each juror should rate the performance with 1–10 points independently of the other. The following criteria are observed by the judges in the semifinals and finals:

• technical accuracy
• Quality of the sound
• interpretation
• Appearance

After each juror has assigned his points, these are added up and the result is then presented to the jury first. If they agree to the result, the six finalists will be announced in a random order in the semifinals. In the final, only the first three places will be known after this process. It was also announced that the jury in the final will not know the results of the semi-final jury in order to avoid influencing it.

Jurors of the semi-final jury

• David Watkin (conductor)
• Noè Rodrigo Gisbert (drummer)
• Sinae Lee (pianist)
• Ursula Leveaux ( bassoonist )

Jurors of the final jury

• Anna Meredith (composer)
• Marin Alsop (conductor)
• James MacMillan (composer, conductor)

Attendees

Countries that have reached the finals

Countries that have already been eliminated in the semi-finals

Countries that have participated in the past but not in 2018

Interested countries could confirm their participation by December 31, 2017. On February 2, 2018, the EBU announced that 18 countries would take part in the EYM in 2018, the highest number since 2006 . Austria withdrew from the competition for no known reasons. For this, Albania will make its debut in the competition. Belgium, Estonia, Greece, Israel, Russia, Spain and the United Kingdom will return to the EYM in 2018. Belgium last participated in 2006 , Estonia in 2004 , Greece in 2014 , Israel in 1986 and Spain in 2002 . Russia and the host, the United Kingdom, both last participated in 2010 .

Recurring performers

The San Marino participant Francesco Stefanelli took part in the San Marino debut in 2016 . This makes him the only participant from San Marino to date, as the country is only taking part in the competition for the second time.

country	Interpreter	Previous year of participation
San Marino	Francesco Stefanelli	2016

National preliminary decisions

The individual countries had until June 15, 2018 to select their participants and report them to the EBU. It was up to them whether they did this via a national preliminary decision or via an internal selection.

country	National preliminary decision
Albania	Albania Young Musicians 2018
Belgium	internal selection
Germany	internal selection
Estonia	internal selection
Greece	internal selection
Israel	internal selection
Croatia	National preliminary decision
Malta	Malta Eurovision Young Musicians 2018
Norway	Virtuoso 2018
Poland	Młody Muzyk Roku 2018
Russia	internal selection
San Marino	internal selection
Sweden	Polstjärnepriset 2018
Slovenia	National preliminary decision
Spain	Clásicos y Reverentes 2018
Czech Republic	internal selection
Hungary	Virtuózok 2018
United Kingdom	internal selection

Semifinals

First semi-final

The first semi-final took place on August 18, 2018. Three participants each appeared in three shows.

Start number	country	Interpreter	instrument	Pieces	Result
First show
1	Malta	Bernice Sammut	piano	1) Poulenc: Toccata from Trois pièces 2) Rachmaninov: Prelude in C minor, Op. 23 No. 7; Prelude in G sharp minor Op. 32 No. 12 3) Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31	not qualified
2	United Kingdom (hosts)	Maxim Calver	cello	1) Lutoslawski: Sacher Variation 2) Brahms: Adagio by Cello Sonata in F, Op. 99 3) Stravinsky: Minuetto e Finale from Suite Italienne	not qualified
3	Spain	Sara Valencia	violin	1) Sarasate: Caprice Basque 2) Paganini: Caprice No. 13 in B flat 3) Bruch: 3rd mvt (Finale) of Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor	not qualified
Second show
4th	Slovenia	Nikola Pajanović	violin	1) Paganini: Caprice no 7 2) Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois 3) Ysaye: Sonata for violin solo No 3	qualified
5	San Marino	Francesco Stefanelli	cello	1) Penderecki: Violoncello Totale 2) Brahms: Allegro vivace from Cello Sonata No 2 3) Fauré: Papillon Op.77 4) Britten: Moto Perpetuo from Sonata for cello and piano	not qualified
6th	Poland	Marta Chlebicka	flute	1) CPE Bach: Hamburger Sonata in G 2) Popp: Rigoletto Fantasy	not qualified
Third show
7th	Hungary	Máté Bencze	saxophone	1) Demersseman: Fantasy on an original theme 2) JS Bach: Allegro from Sonata in g minor BVWV 1020 3) Iturralde: Pequeña Czarda	qualified
8th	Greece	Thanos Tzanetakis	guitar	1) Kellner: Fantasia in d minor 2) Walton: Bagatelle No 3 & 5 from Five Bagatelles for Guitar 3) Llobet: Variaciones Sobre un Tema de Fernando Sor	not qualified
9	Israel	Tamir Naaman-Pery	cello	1) Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody Op 68 2) Cassado: Preludio-Fantasia from Suite for Cello	not qualified

Second semi-final

The second semi-final took place on August 19, 2018. Three participants each appeared in three shows.

Start number	country	Interpreter	instrument	Pieces	Result
First show
1	Estonia	Tanel-Eiko Vovikov	Percussion instrument	1) Marjan: Niflheim 2) Sibelius: Kuusi Op 75/5 3) Piazzolla: Verano porteño	not qualified
2	Belgium	Alexandra Cooreman	violin	1) Beethoven: Presto from Sonata for piano and violin Op 23 2) Tchaikovsky: Valse-Scherzo	not qualified
3	Albania	Klaudio Zoto	cello	1) Grieg: Cello Sonata 2) Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody	not qualified
Second show
4th	Russia	Ivan Bessonov	piano	1) Chopin: Mazurka in B flat minor, Op 24 No 4 2) Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op 66 3) Rachmaninov: Prelude in G minor, Op 23 No 5 2) James MacMillan: Barncleupédie	qualified
5	Germany	Mira Foron	violin	1) Ravel: Tzigane 2) Penderecki: Cadenza	qualified
6th	Czech Republic	Indi Stivin	double bass	1) Bohemian Suite by Stivín	qualified
Third show
7th	Sweden	Johanna Ander Ljung	harp	1) Mathias: Improvisations for Harp, Op 10 2) Loeillet: Allemande from Suite No 5 in F 3) Tournier: Féerie - Prelude et Dance	not qualified
8th	Norway	Birgitta Elisa Oftestad	cello	1) Shostakovich: 1st mvt from Cello Concerto No 1 2) Schumann: Adagio and Allegro	qualified
9	Croatia	Jan Tominić	saxophone	1) Fantaisie sur un thème original by Demersseman 2) Françaix: Cinq danses exotiques 3) Bozza: Aria 4) Milhaud: Brasileira from Scaramouche	not qualified

final

Ivan Bessonov, winner of the EYM 2018

The finale took place on August 23, 2018 at Usher Hall . The six finalists from the two semi-finals were announced on August 19th after the second semi-finals.

 Germany , Norway , Slovenia , the Czech Republic and Hungary took part in the final in 2016 , but there was no semi-final either. Russia, on the other hand, reached the finals for the first time since 2010 , but also missed 2012, 2014 and 2016.      

space	Start number	country	Interpreter	instrument	piece
1.	6th	Russia	Ivan Bessonov	piano	3rd mvt from Piano Concerto No. 1 by PI Tchaikovsky
2.	2	Slovenia	Nikola Pajanović	violin	3rd mvt from Violin Concerto by PI Tchaikovsky
-	1	Norway	Birgitta Elisa Oftestad	cello	4th mvt from Cello Concerto by E. Elgar
-	3	Czech Republic	Indi Stivin	double bass	2nd and 3rd mvt from Bohemian Suite for Double Bass by I. Stivín
-	4th	Germany	Mira Foron	violin	3rd mvt from Violin Concerto by J. Sibelius
-	5	Hungary	Máté Bencze	saxophone	Concerto da Camera for Saxophone by J. Ibert

transmission

Television broadcast

country	First semi-final			Second semi-final			final
	Channel	time	comment	Channel	time	comment	Channel	time	comment
Albania	No transfer						RTSH	live	No comment
Belgium	No transfer						La Trois	live	Camille De Rijck
Germany	No transfer						WDR	2nd September 2018	No comment
Estonia	ETV2	August 22, 2018 (10:00 a.m.)	No comment	ETV2	23 August 2018 (10:00 a.m.)	No comment	ETV	live	No comment
Greece	No transfer						ERT2	live	Mihalis Messinis
Israel	No transfer						KAN 11 & KAN Chinukhit	September 10, 2018	No comment
Croatia	No transfer						HRT 3	live	Jana Haluza
Malta	TVM 2	live	No comment	No transfer			TVM 2	live	No comment
Norway	No transfer						NRK2	live	Arild Erikstad
Poland	No transfer						TVP Kultura	live	No comment
Russia	Rossiya K	20th August 2018	No comment	Rossiya K	August 21, 2018	No comment	Rossiya K	live	No comment
San Marino	No transfer						San Marino RTV	live	No comment
Sweden	No transfer						SVT2	August 25, 2018	No comment
Slovenia	No transfer						RTV SLO1	live	Andrej Hofer
Spain	No transfer						La 2	1st September 2018	No comment
Czech Republic	No transfer						ČT art	live	Jiří Vejvoda
Hungary	No transfer						M5	live	No comment
United Kingdom	No transfer						BBC Two Scotland	30 minutes delay	No comment

Radio broadcast

country	First semi-final			Second semi-final			final
	Channel	time	comment	Channel	time	comment	Channel	time	comment
Belgium	Musiq'3	live	No comment	Musiq'3	live	No comment	Musiq'3	live	No comment
Estonia	Classic radio	live	No comment	Classic radio	live	No comment	Classic radio	live	No comment
Spain	Radio Clásica	August 21, 2018 (8 a.m.)	No comment	Radio Clásica	August 22, 2018 (8 a.m.)	No comment	Radio Clásica	live	Silvia Pérez Arroyo & Fernando Blázquez
United Kingdom	BBC Radio 3	live	No comment	BBC Radio 3	live	No comment	BBC Radio 3	live	No comment

Internet transmission

country	First semi-final			Second semi-final			final
	Channel	time	comment	Channel	time	comment	Channel	time	comment
Belgium	RTBF Auvio	live	No comment	RTBF Auvio	live	No comment	RTBF Auvio	live	No comment
Estonia	ERR kultuuriportaal	live	No comment	ERR kultuuriportaal	live	No comment	ERR kultuuriportaal	live	No comment
Slovenia	RTVSLO portal	live	No comment	RTVSLO portal	live	No comment	RTVSLO portal	live	No comment
Spain	RTVE livestream	live	No comment	RTVE livestream	live	No comment	RTVE livestream	live	No comment
Hungary	MTVA Mediaklikk	live	No comment	MTVA Mediaklikk	live	No comment	MTVA Mediaklikk	live	No comment

Cancel

country	Reason and remark	last participation
Bosnia and Herzegovina	On October 24, 2017, the Bosnian TV channel BHRT announced that Bosnia and Herzegovina would not participate in 2018 due to financial problems. Bosnia has only participated once so far.	2012
Denmark	On January 3, 2018, DR announced that it would not return to the EYM in 2018. There are also no plans to return to the event in the next few years.	2004
Finland	On January 12, 2018, YLE announced that it would not participate in the EYM in 2018.	2008
Ireland	On October 28, 2017, RTÉ announced that it would not return to the EYM in 2018.	2000
Latvia	On November 4, 2017, LTV announced that it would not return to the EYM in 2018 either.	2004
Netherlands	On January 30, 2018, NTR announced that it would not return to the EYM in 2018. In 2016 , the Netherlands withdrew from the competition due to budget cuts at the station.	2014
Austria	On October 29, 2017, ORF announced that it was currently discussing whether to participate in the EYM 2018. On February 2, 2018, however, it was announced that the ORF had decided against participation for unknown reasons.	2016
Switzerland	On November 11, 2017, SRF announced that it would not return to the EYM in 2018.	2006
Ukraine	On January 5, 2018, UA: PBC announced that it was planning to return to EYM 2018. On January 14th, UA: PBC announced that they would not return to EYM 2018 after all.	2012
Cyprus	On January 2, 2018, CyBC announced that it would not return to the EYM in 2018 for financial reasons. In the future, however, they plan to participate if the financial means allow them to participate.	2010

Web links

Commons : Eurovision Young Musicians 2018  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website (English)

Individual evidence

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