Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 was the 16th edition of 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 representing 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 representing Norway, with violinist Emmanuel Tjeknavorian representing Austria placing second, and kanon player Narek Kazazyan representing Armenia placing third. Ringstad is the first viola player to win the competition.

Location

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.

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

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.

Participants and results Broadcasters from fourteen countries participated this year in the Eurovision Young Musicians competition.

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.

Returning artist Lizi Ramishvili of Georgia previously competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 as part of Princesses, where she was the band's cellist.

Semi-final Part 1 (5 May 2012) Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument Piece(s) 1 RTVSLO Clarinet 1) Premiere Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy 2) Clair 1 by Franco Donatoni 2 GPB Lizi Ramishvili Cello 1) Largo by Veracini 2) Variations on One String by Paganini 3) Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov 3 BHRT Piano 1) Vanished Days, op57, No.1 by Edvard Grieg 2) Toccata, in E flat minor by Aram Khachaturian 4 ČT Michaela Špačková Bassoon 1) 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 5 ARMTV Narek Kazazyan Kanon 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 Avetisyan 6 ORF 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 7 ERT Zacharias Fotis Clarinet 1) Concerto, K 622, 2nd mov. Adagio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 8 HRT Katarina Kutnar Violin 1) 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) Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument Piece(s) 9 TVP Jagoda Krzemińska Flute 1) Joueurs de Flute - "Pan" by Albert Roussel 2) Staccato - Fantaisie by Wilhelm Popp 10 NTU Bohdan Ivasyk Violin 1) Tzigane by Maurice Ravel 2) Melody by Myroslav Skoryk 11 NTR Ella van Poucke Cello 1) Fantasiestucke Op. 73 for cello by Robert Schumann 12 WDR Dominic Chamot Piano 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 13 BTRC Alexandra Denisenya Cimbalom 1) 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 14 NRK Viola 1) 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

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.

Country Performer Instrument Piece(s) Composer 1 Alexandra Denisenya Cimbalom Concertino Vladimir Kurjan 2 Jagoda Krzemińska Flute Concertino Cécile Chaminade 3 Viola Viola concerto, 2nd and 3rd mov. Béla Viktor János Bartók 1 4 Michaela Špačková Bassoon Bassoon Concerto in F-dur, 1st mov. Carl Maria von Weber 5 Dominic Chamot Piano Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, 3rd mov. Allegro con fuoco Pyotr Tchaikovsky 6 Narek Kazazyan Kanon Qanun Concerto No. 2 in E-Major Khachatur Avetisyan 3 7 Emmanuel Tjeknavorian Violin Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, 3rd mov. Allegro ma non tanto Jean Sibelius 2

Jury members The list of jury members are as follows:

Semi-final jury

– Agnieszka Duczmal (head) – Christian Eggen – Carol McGonnell –

Final jury

– Markus Hinterhäuser (head) – Agnieszka Duczmal – Christian Eggen – Carol McGonnell – Radek Baborák

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

Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.

+ Broadcasters in participating countries Country Broadcaster(s) Channel(s) Commentator(s) ARMTV (live) Armenia 1 ORF (live) ORF 2 BTRC (live) Belarus 1, Belarus-TV BHRT (live) BHT1, BH Radio 1 Maja Baralić Materne HRT ČT ČT2 GPB 1TV ARD SWR Fernsehen WDR Fernsehen 3sat (live) ERT NTR Biëlla Luttmer, Sven Arne Tepl and Christiaan Kuyvenhoven NRK (live) NRK1 TVP (live) TVP Kultura RTVSLO TV SLO 2 NTU (live)

+ Broadcasters in non-participating countries Country Broadcaster RÚV

See also ABU Radio Song Festival 2012 ABU TV Song Festival 2012 Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012

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