Eurovision Young Musicians 2012

Eurovision Young Musicians 2012
Dates and venues
Semi-final 1
  • 5 May 2012
Semi-final 2
Final
Organisation
OrganiserEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Executive supervisorVladislav Yakovlev
Host broadcasterÖsterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Musical directorCornelius Meister
PresentersPia Strauss (Semi-finals)[1]
Martin Grubinger (Final)[2]
Participants
Number of entries14
Number of finalists7
Debuting countries
  •  Armenia
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Georgia
Returning countries Ukraine
Non-returning countries
  •  Cyprus
  •  Romania
  •  Russia
  •  Sweden
  •  United Kingdom
Participation map
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         Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2012
Vote
Voting systemA jury selects the winner, runner-up, and third place
Winning musician Norway
Eivind Ringstad

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 1990, 1998, 2006, 2008, and 2010.

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 Eivind Ringstad representing Norway, with violinist Emmanuel Tjeknavorian representing Austria placing second, and kanon player Narek Kazazyan representing Armenia placing third.[3] Ringstad is the first viola player to win the competition.

Location

Rathausplatz, Vienna. Host location of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 final.

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]

Participants and results

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.

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.[7]

Semi-final

Part 1 (5 May 2012)

R/O[8] Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument Piece(s) R.
1  Slovenia RTVSLO Blaž Šparovec[9] Clarinet 1) Premiere Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy
2) Clair 1 by Franco Donatoni		 N/a
2  Georgia[10] GPB Lizi Ramishvili[11] Cello[12] 1) Largo by Veracini
2) Variations on One String by Paganini
3) Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov		 N/a
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT Naomi Druškić[13] Piano 1) Vanished Days, op57, No.1 by Edvard Grieg
2) Toccata, in E flat minor by Aram Khachaturian		 N/a
4  Czech Republic ČT Michaela Špačková[14] 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		 Q
5  Armenia[15] ARMTV Narek Kazazyan[16] 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		 Q
6  Austria[17] ORF Emmanuel Tjeknavorian[18] 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		 Q
7  Greece ERT Zacharias Fotis[19] Clarinet 1) Concerto, K 622, 2nd mov. Adagio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart N/a
8  Croatia HRT Katarina Kutnar[20]
 Violin 1) Scherzo in c-minor form F-A-E sonata by Johannes Brahms
2) Carmen Phantasie, op.66 by Franz Drdla		 N/a

Part 2 (6 May 2012)

R/O[21] Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument Piece(s) R.
9  Poland TVP Jagoda Krzemińska[22] Flute 1) Joueurs de Flute - "Pan" by Albert Roussel
2) Staccato - Fantaisie by Wilhelm Popp		 Q
10  Ukraine NTU Bohdan Ivasyk[23] Violin 1) Tzigane by Maurice Ravel
2) Melody by Myroslav Skoryk		 N/a
11  Netherlands NTR Ella van Poucke[24] Cello 1) Fantasiestucke Op. 73 for cello by Robert Schumann N/a
12  Germany WDR Dominic Chamot[25] Piano[26] 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
13  Belarus BTRC Alexandra Denisenya[27] 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		 Q
14  Norway NRK Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad[28] 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		 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.[29]

R/O Country Performer Instrument Piece(s) Composer Pl.
1  Belarus Alexandra Denisenya Cimbalom Concertino Vladimir Kurjan
2  Poland Jagoda Krzemińska Flute Concertino Cécile Chaminade
3  Norway Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad Viola Viola concerto, 2nd and 3rd mov. Béla Viktor János Bartók 1
4  Czech Republic Michaela Špačková Bassoon Bassoon Concerto in F-dur, 1st mov. Carl Maria von Weber
5  Germany Dominic Chamot Piano Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, 3rd mov. Allegro con fuoco Pyotr Tchaikovsky
6  Armenia Narek Kazazyan Kanon Qanun Concerto No. 2 in E-Major Khachatur Avetisyan 3
7  Austria 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:[30]

Semi-final jury

Final jury

Broadcasting

Broadcasters in seven countries received the competition live via the Eurovision Network and broadcast it in their territories.[31][32] 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.

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Broadcasters in participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s) Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Armenia ARMTV (live) Armenia 1
 Austria ORF (live) ORF 2 [33]
 Belarus BTRC (live) Belarus 1, Belarus-TV [34]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT (live) BHT1, BH Radio 1 Maja Baralić Materne [35][36]
 Croatia HRT
 Czech Republic ČT ČT2[a] [37]
 Georgia GPB 1TV[b] [38]
 Germany ARD SWR Fernsehen[c] [39]
WDR Fernsehen[d]
3sat (live) [40]
 Greece ERT[e]
 Netherlands NTR[f] Biëlla Luttmer, Sven Arne Tepl and Christiaan Kuyvenhoven [41][42]
 Norway NRK (live) NRK1 [43]
 Poland TVP (live) TVP Kultura [44]
 Slovenia RTVSLO TV SLO 2 [45]
 Ukraine NTU (live)
Broadcasters in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster
 Iceland RÚV

See also

Notes

  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
  6. ↑ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format, as part of NTR Podium, on 21 May

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