Eurovision Young Musicians 2012

Eurovision Young Musicians 2012
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); Martin Grubinger (Final)
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

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]

Quick Facts Dates, Semi-final 1 ...

Close

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]

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

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

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

Location