| United Kingdom | |
| Member Station: | BBC |
| National Selection Event: | BBC Young Musician of the Year |
| Esc Apps: | 16 (10 finals) |
| Host: | , |
| Esc First: | 1982 |
| Esc Last: | 2018 |
| Esc Best: | 1st: 1994 |
| Website: | BBC TV page BBC Radio 3 page |
| Ebu Page: | http://www.youngmusicians.tv/country/united-kingdom |
The United Kingdom has participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians 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 .[1] The country returned to the contest in as hosts,[2] but did not return for the next editions in [3] or 2024.
See main article: BBC Young Musician. BBC Young Musician (originally BBC Young Musician of the Year) is a televised national music competition, that inspired the creation of the Eurovision Young Musicians. Broadcast on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3 biennially, and hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),[4] the competition, a former member of European Union of Music Competitions for Youth, is designed for British percussion, keyboard, string, brass and woodwind players, all of whom must be eighteen years of age or under on 1 January in the relevant year.[5]
The competition was established in 1978 by Humphrey Burton and Walter Todds, both of whom are former members of the BBC Television Music Department.[4] From 1982, the winner of the show often proceeded to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Young Musicians.[4] [6]
| Winner | ||
| bgcolor=silver | Second place | |
| bgcolor=#c96 | Third place | |
| Year | Entrant | Instrument | Final | Semi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Anna Markland | Piano | - | rowspan="2" data-sort-value="99999" |
| 1984 | Emma Johnson | Clarinet | 3 | |
| 1986 | Alan Brind | Violin | - | - |
| 1988 | David Pyatt | Horn | - | - |
| 1990 | Nicola Loud | Violin | - | |
| 1992 | Frederick Kempf | Piano | - | - |
| 1994 | Natalie Clein | Cello | 1 | - |
| 1996 | Rafal Zambrzycki Payne | Violin | - | |
| 1998 | Adrian Spillett | Percussion | 3 | - |
| 2000 | Guy Johnston | Cello | - | |
| 2002 | Sarah Williamson | Clarinet | 2 | - |
| 2004 | Nicola Benedetti | Violin | - | |
| 2006 | Jennifer Pike | Violin | - | - |
| 2008 | Philip Achille | Harmonica | - | - |
| 2010 | Peter Moore | Trombone | - | |
| 20122016 | colspan="4" rowspan="1" | |||
| 2018 | Maxim Calver | Cello | - | |
| 20222024 | ||||
| Year | Location | Venues | Presenter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Manchester | Free Trade Hall | Humphrey Burton | |
| 2018 | Edinburgh[7] | Semi-final: Festival Theatre Studio Final: Usher Hall | Petroc Trelawny and Josie d'Arby[8] |
| Year(s) | Commentator(s) | Channel[9] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Humphrey Burton and Margaret Percy | BBC Two and BBC Radio 4 | |
| 1984 | Humphrey Burton and Jane Glover | BBC Two (1984–2002) BBC Four (2004) | |
| 1986 | Humphrey Burton, John Manduell (semi-final) and Alun Francis (final) | ||
| 1988 | Humphrey Burton and Jane Glover (final only) | ||
| 1990 | Humphrey Burton and Edward Gregson | ||
| 1992–1994 | Humphrey Burton | ||
| 1996 | Sarah Walker | ||
| 1998–2004 | Stephanie Hughes | ||
| 2006 | Howard Goodall | BBC Four | |
| 2008 | Nicola Loud | ||
| 2010 | Clemency Burton-Hill | ||
| 2012–2016 | |||
| 2018 | Petroc Trelawny and Josie d'Arby | BBC Two Scotland (final) BBC Red Button (final only) BBC Radio 3 | |
| 2022–2024 |