Eurovision Young Musicians 2012

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 was the sixteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria, on 11 May 2012.^[3] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), musicians from seven countries participated in the televised final. This was the fourth time that the competition was held on an open-air stage and during the annual Vienna Festival. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest in 1990, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010.^[3]

Eurovision Young Musicians 2012
Dates
Semi-final 1	5 May 2012
Semi-final 2	6 May 2012
Final	11 May 2012
Host
Venue	Schubert Hall (semi-finals) Rathausplatz (final) Vienna, Austria
Presenter(s)	Pia Strauss (Semi-finals)[1] Martin Grubinger (Final)[2]
Musical director	Cornelius Meister
Executive supervisor	Vladislav Yakovlev
Host broadcaster	Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Participants
Number of entries	14
Number of finalists	7
Debuting countries	Armenia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Georgia
Returning countries	Ukraine
Non-returning countries	Cyprus  Romania  Russia  Sweden  United Kingdom
Participation map      Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2012
Vote
Voting system	A jury selects the winner, runner-up, and third place
Winning musician	Norway Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad
2010 ← Eurovision Young Musicians → 2014

A total of fourteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held at the Schubert Hall of Konzerthaus in Vienna on 5 and 6 May 2012. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Cornelius Meister.^[3] 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.^[3]

Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad of Norway won the contest, with host country Austria and Armenia placing second and third respectively.^[4]

Location

Further information on the host city: Vienna

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.^[3]

Format

Martin Grubinger was the host of the 2010 contest final with Pia Strauss hosting the semi-final round.^[3]

Participating countries

Broadcasters from fourteen countries participated this year in the Eurovision Young Musicians.^[5]

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.

Semi-final

Part 1 (5 May 2012)

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

Part 2 (6 May 2012)

R/O[19]	Country	Broadcaster	Performer	Instrument	Piece(s)	R.
9	Poland	TVP	Jagoda Krzemińska[20]	Flute	1) Joueurs de Flute - "Pan" by Albert Roussel 2) Staccato - Fantaisie by Wilhelm Popp	Q
10	Ukraine	NTU	Bohdan Ivasyk[21]	Violin	1) Tzigane by Maurice Ravel 2) Melody by Myroslav Skoryk	DSQ
11	Netherlands	NTR	Ella van Poucke[22]	Cello	1) Fantasiestucke Op. 73 for cello by Robert Schumann	DSQ
12	Germany	WDR	Dominic Chamot[23]	Piano[24]	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[25]	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[26]	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.^[27]

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:^[28]

Semi-final jury

•  Poland – Agnieszka Duczmal (head)
•  Norway – Christian Eggen
•  Ireland – Carol McGonnell
•  Austria – Franz Bartolomey [de]

Final jury

•  Italy – Markus Hinterhäuser (head)
•  Poland – Agnieszka Duczmal
•  Norway – Christian Eggen
•  Ireland – Carol McGonnell
•  Czech Republic – Radek Baborák

Broadcasting

Broadcasters in 15 countries received the competition live via the Eurovision Network and broadcast it in their territories.^[29]

Broadcasters in participating countries

Country	Broadcaster(s)	Commentator(s)
Armenia	ARMTV
Austria	ORF
Belarus	BTRC
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BHT1	Maja Baralić Materne[30]
Croatia	HRT
Czech Republic	ČT
Georgia	GPB
Germany	WDR
Greece	ERT
Netherlands	NTR
Norway	NRK
Poland	TVP
Slovenia	RTVSLO
Ukraine	NTU

Broadcasters in non-participating countries

Country	Broadcaster
Iceland	RÚV

See also

• ABU Radio Song Festival 2012
• ABU TV Song Festival 2012
• Eurovision Song Contest 2012
• Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012