The United Kingdom has participated in the biennial classical music competition
Eurovision Young Musicians
The Eurovision Young Musicians (), often shortened to EYM, or Young Musicians, is a biennial classical music competition for European musicians that are aged between 12 and 21. It is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and broadcast ...
sixteen times since its debut in 1982, most recently taking part in after a 8-year absence. The United Kingdom hosted the
inaugural contest in 1982 and won the contest in .
The country returned to the contest in as hosts, but did not return for the next edition in .
History
BBC Young Musician
BBC Young Musician is a televised national music competition broadcast biennially on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3. Originally BBC Young Musician of the Year, its name was changed in 2010.
The competition, a former member of the European Unio ...
(originally BBC Young Musician of the Year) is a televised national music competition, that inspired the creation of the
Eurovision Young Musicians
The Eurovision Young Musicians (), often shortened to EYM, or Young Musicians, is a biennial classical music competition for European musicians that are aged between 12 and 21. It is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and broadcast ...
. Broadcast on
BBC Television
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and
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It replaced the BBC Third Programme in 1967 and broadcasts classical music and opera, with jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also featuring. The sta ...
biennially, and hosted by the
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players, all of whom must be eighteen years of age or under on 1 January in the relevant year.
The competition was established in 1978 by
and Walter Todds, both of whom are former members of the BBC Television Music Department.
From 1982, the winner of the show often proceeded to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Young Musicians.
– A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
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