The Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 was the sixteenth edition of the

Eurovision Young Musicians Eurovision Young Musicians (), often shortened to EYM, or Young Musicians, is a biennial classical music competition for musicians aged between 12 and 21. It is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) between members of the union, who ...

, held at the Rathausplatz in

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, Austria, on 11 May 2012. Organised by the

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(EBU) and host broadcaster

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(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

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. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest in , , , and . 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

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, conducted by

Cornelius Meister Cornelius Meister (born 23 February 1980 in Hannover, is a German conductor and pianist. Biography Meister's father, Konrad Meister, was a pianist and professor of piano at the Musikhochschule Hannover. His mother is also a piano teacher. His ...

. , and made their début while returned. Five countries decided not to participate, they were , , , and . Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad of Norway won the contest, with host country Austria and Armenia placing second and third respectively.

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 Martin Grubinger (born 29 May 1983 in Salzburg) is an Austrian multi-percussionist. Life and career Born in Salzburg, Grubinger received his first instruction from his father, Martin Grubinger sen., a percussionist and percussion instructor a ...

was the host of the 2010 contest final with Pia Strauss hosting the semi-final round.

Participating countries

Broadcasters from fourteen countries participated this year in the

. 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)

Part 2 (6 May 2012)

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.

Jury members

The list of jury members are as follows:

Semi-final jury

* –

Agnieszka Duczmal Agnieszka Duczmal (Polish pronunciation: ; born 7 January 1946 in Krotoszyn, Poland) is a Polish conductor and founder of the Poznań Amadeus Orchestra. Early life and education She was born in 1946 in Krotoszyn where she spent the first nine yea ...

(head) * –

Christian Eggen Christian Eggen (born 8 January 1957) is a Norwegian composer, pianist and conductor. References 1957 births Living people Norwegian classical composers Norwegian classical pianists Norwegian male conductors (music) Norwegian male cl ...

* – Carol McGonnell * –

Final jury

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

Radek Baborák Radek Baborák (born 11 March 1976 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech conductor and French horn player. Career Radek Baborák was born into a musical family. He commenced his horn studies at the age of eight under the tutelage of Karel Kr ...

Broadcasting

Broadcasters in 15 countries received the competition live via the

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and broadcast it in their territories.

References

External links

* {{Eurovision Young Musicians Eurovision Young Musicians by year 2012 in music 2012 in Austria Music festivals in Austria Events in Vienna May 2012 in Austria