Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Explained

Eurovision Young Musicians
Year:2012
Semi1:5 May 2012
Semi2:6 May 2012
Final:11 May 2012
Presenters:Pia Strauss (Semi-finals)[1]
Martin Grubinger (Final)[2]
Exsupervisor:Vladislav Yakovlev
Musdirector:Cornelius Meister
Host:Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Venue:Semi-final: Schubert Hall, Vienna
Final: Rathausplatz, Vienna, Austria
Winmusician:
Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad
Vote:A jury selects the winner, runner-up, and third place
Entries:14
Finalists:7
Map 1Semi:Y

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,,, and .[3]

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], and made their début while returned. Five countries decided not to participate, they were,,, and .[3]

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

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.[3]

Format

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

Participating countries

This year, 14 countries participated 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)

Draw[6] CountryPerformerInstrumentPiece(s)Result
01Blaž Šparovec[7] Clarinet1) Premiere Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy
2) Clair 1 by Franco Donatoni
Failed to qualify
02[8] Lizi Ramishvili[9] Cello[10] 1) Largo by Veracini
2)Variations on One String by Paganini
3)Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov
Failed to qualify
03Naomi Druškić[11] Piano1) Vanished Days, op57, No.1 by Edvard Grieg
2) Toccata, in E flat minor by Aram Khachaturian
Failed to qualify
04Michaela Špačková[12] Bassoon1) 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
Qualified
05[13] Narek Kazazyan[14] Kanon1) “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
Qualified
06[15] Emmanuel Tjeknavorian[16] Violin1) Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor by Johannes Brahms
2) Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert for Violin and Piano by Maurice Ravel
Qualified
07Zacharias Fotis[17] Clarinet-Failed to qualify
08Katarina Kutnar[18]
Violin1) Scherzo in c-minor form F-A-E sonata by Johannes Brahms
2) Carmen Phantasie, op.66 by Franz Drdla
Failed to qualify

Part 2 (6 May 2012)

Draw[19] CountryPerformerInstrumentPiece(s)Result
09Jagoda Krzemińska[20] Flute 1) Joueurs de Flute - "Pan" by Albert Roussel
2) Staccato - Fantaisie by Wilhelm Popp
Qualified
10Bohdan Ivasyk[21] Violin1)Tzigane by Maurice Ravel
2)Melody by Myroslav Skoryk
Failed to qualify
11Ella van Poucke[22] Cello 1) Fantasiestucke Op. 73 for cello by Robert SchumannFailed to qualify
12Dominic 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
Qualified
13Alexandra Denisenya[25] Cimbalom1) 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
Qualified
14Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad[26] Viola1) 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
Qualified

Final

Awards were given to the top three countries. 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]

DrawCountryPerformerInstrumentPiece(s)Result
1Alexandra DenisenyaCimbalomConcertino by Vladimir Kurjan-
2Jagoda KrzemińskaFluteConcertino by Cécile Chaminade4
3Eivind Holtsmark RingstadViolaViola concerto, 2 & 3 mov. by Béla Viktor János Bartók1
4Michaela ŠpačkováBassoonConcerto for Bassoon F-dur, 1st mov. by Carl Maria von Weber-
5Dominic ChamotPianoPiano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; 3rd mov. Allegro con fuoco by Pyotr Tchaikovsky-
6Narek KazazyanKanonConcerto for Qanun and Orchestra No. 2 E-Major by Khachatur Avetisyan3
7Emmanuel TjeknavorianViolinConcerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 47 3rd mov. Allegro ma non tanto by Jean Sibelius2

Jury members

The list of jury members are as follows:[28]

Semi-final jury

Final jury

Broadcasting

The competition was transmitted live over the Eurovision Network by 15 broadcasters.[29]

+ Broadcasters in participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Commentator(s)
ARMTV
ORF
BTRC
BHT1Maja Baralić Materne[30]
HRT
ČT
GPB
WDR
ERT
NTR
NRK
TVP
RTVSLO
NTU
+ Broadcasters in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcaster
RÚV

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exclusive: Pia Strauss Confirmed As Semifinal Host. EBU. 2012-03-23. 2012-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201155314/http://www.youngmusicians.tv/page/news?id=49873&_t=exclusive_pia_strauss_confirmed_as_host. 2014-02-01. dead.
  2. Web site: Exclusive: Martin Grubinger to host the final!. EBU. 2012-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20130601084751/http://www.youngmusicians.tv/page/news?id=51813&_t=exclusive_martin_grubinger_to_host_the_final. 2013-06-01. dead.
  3. Web site: Eurovision Young Musicians 2012: About the show. European Broadcasting Union. 5 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20120517042120/http://www.youngmusicians.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1653#About. 17 May 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: Eurovision Young Musicians 2012: Participants. youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 5 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20120517042120/http://www.youngmusicians.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1653#Participants. 17 May 2012. dead.
  5. Web site: Armenians joins Eurovision Young Musicians 2012. oikotimes.com. 2012-01-28.
  6. Web site: Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Orden de participación en semifinales. EBU. 2012-05-05. 2012-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20130602222912/http://www.youngmusicians.tv/page/news?id=all_you_need_to_know_about_young_musicians_2012. 2013-06-02. dead.
  7. Web site: Blaž Šparovec for Slovenia . . 2012-03-12 .
  8. Web site: Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Georgia. GPB.
  9. Web site: Lizi Ramishvili will represent Georgia at Eurovision Young Musicians 2012. GPB. 2012-03-12.
  10. Web site: Final Georgia Eurovision Young Musicians 2012. GPB. 2012-03-12 .
  11. Web site: Naomi Druškić To Represent Bosnia-Herzegovina . EBU. 2012-02-29.
  12. Web site: EYM:Michaela Špačková for Czech Republic 2012. https://archive.today/20120905112738/http://www.oikotimes.com/eurovision/2012/02/26/eym-2012-michaela-spackova-for-czech-republic-2012/. dead. 2012-09-05. oikotimes.com. 2012-02-27.
  13. Web site: Eurovision song contest y Young musicians 2012 Armenia . . 2012-01-28 .
  14. Web site: Narek Ghazazyan to represent Armenia at Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 . https://archive.today/20130114170302/http://www.arminfo.am/english/culture/article/06-02-2012/06-48-00 . dead . 2013-01-14 . arminfo.am . 2012-02-29 .
  15. Web site: Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Junge Klassikstars Gesucht . . 2012-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120211134234/http://tv.orf.at/eym/topstory/186801/story . 2012-02-11 . dead .
  16. Web site: 16-jähriger Geiger für Österreich bei "EYM 2012" . kleinezeitung.at . de. 2012-02-28.
  17. Web site: Fotis Zacharias to represent Greece . . 2012-03-14.
  18. Web site: Kutnar for Croatia 2012 in EYM . oikotimes.com . 2012-02-25 . 2012-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226024647/http://www.oikotimes.com/eurovision/2012/02/24/kutnar-for-croatia-2012-in-eym/ . 2012-02-26 . dead .
  19. Web site: Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Semi-final . . 2012-05-05 . 2012-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130523003658/http://www.youngmusicians.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1643 . 2013-05-23 . dead .
  20. Web site: Ona pojedzie do Wiednia . . 2012-04-05 .
  21. Web site: EYM:Bohdan Ivasyk for Ukraine 2012 . https://archive.today/20120906214541/http://www.oikotimes.com/eurovision/2012/02/28/eym-2012-bohdan-ivasyk-for-ukraine/ . dead . 2012-09-06 . oikotimes.com . 2012-02-28 .
  22. Web site: Ella van Poucke to Represent The Netherlands . . 2012-04-09.
  23. Web site: EYM 2012:Dominic Chamot for Germany. Oikotimes.com. 2012-03-03. 2012-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20121016014115/http://www.oikotimes.com/eurovision/2012/03/02/eym-2012-dominic-for-germany/. 2012-10-16. dead.
  24. Web site: Germany Pick Dominic Chamot. . 2012-03-02 .
  25. Web site: National instrument - dulcimer - to represent Belarus at classical Eurovision contest . . 2012-02-29 .
  26. Web site: Både Ellisiv Tandberg og Stian Sopp høstet hederlig omtale i NRKs Virtuos-finale, men måtte se seg slått av bratsjist Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad.. oa.no. 2012-03-18.
  27. Web site: Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 (Final). youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 5 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20120517042120/http://www.youngmusicians.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1653. 17 May 2012. dead.
  28. Web site: Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 Jury. 2012. EBU. 2012-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20120508031522/http://www.youngmusicians.tv/page/vienna-2012/vienna/jury. 2012-05-08. dead.
  29. Web site: Norwegian viola prodigy wins Eurovision Young Musicians 2012. 11 May 2012. youngmusicians.tv. EBU. 10 June 2018.
  30. https://tvprofil.com/ba/show/1879553/bec-evrovizija-mladih-muzicara Beč: Evrovizija mladih muzičara | BHT1 | petak, 11. maj 2012. | 21:20