Eurovision Young Musicians 2002

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Eurovision Young Musicians 2002
Dates and venue
Semi-final 1
  • 15 June 2002
Semi-final 2
  • 16 June 2002
Final
  • 19 June 2002
Venue Konzerthaus
Berlin, Germany
Organisation
Organiser European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Production
Host broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
DirectorJános S. Darvas
Executive producerLudger Mias
Musical director Marek Janowski
Presenter Julia Fischer
Participants
Number of entries20
Number of finalists7
Debuting countriesFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Returning countriesFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Non-returning countriesFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
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         Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the preliminary round     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2002
Vote
Voting systemJury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician
2000  Eurovision Young Musicians  2004
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The Eurovision Young Musicians 2002 was the eleventh edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Konzerthaus in Berlin, Germany, on 19 June 2002. [1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), musicians from seven countries participated in the televised final. A total of twenty countries took part in the competition. [2] All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Marek Janowski. [1] Romania made their début while Italy returned to the contest for the first time since 1990. [1]

Contents

Dalibor Karvay of Austria won the contest, with United Kingdom and Slovenia placing second and third respectively. [3]

Location

Konzerthaus, Berlin. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2002. 150418 Konzerthaus Berlin.jpg
Konzerthaus, Berlin. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2002.

The Konzerthaus Berlin, a concert hall situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of Berlin, was the host venue for the 2002 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. [1]

Built as a theatre from 1818 to 1821 under the name of the Schauspielhaus Berlin, later also known as the Theater am Gendarmenmarkt and Komödie, its usage changed to a concert hall after the Second World War and its name changed to its present one in 1994. It is the home to the Konzerthausorchester Berlin symphony orchestra.

Format

Julia Fischer was the host of the 2002 contest. [1]

Results

Preliminary round

Broadcasters from twenty countries took part in the preliminary round of the 2002 contest, of which seven qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify. [1]

CountryBroadcasterPerformerInstrument
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia HRT Ivo DropulićViolin
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus CyBC Andréasz JoannídiszCello
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DR Philippe Benjamin SkowViolin
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia ETV Mihkel Poll Piano
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Yle Joonatan RautiolaSaxophone
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI Anna Tifu Violin
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia LTV Ruslans ViļenskisCello
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NOS Fleur BouverieClarinet
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NRK Vilde Frang Bjærke Violin
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania TVR Cristian Andrei FatouViolin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia RTR Nikita Borisoglebsky Violin
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SVT Jacob Koranyi Cello
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SRG SSR Beatrice BerrutPiano

Final

Awards were given to the top three participants. The third-place musician received €2,000, second-place €3,000, and the winner €5,000. [4] 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. [3]

Participants and results
R/OCountryBroadcasterPerformer(s)InstrumentPiece(s)Composer(s)Pl.
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ORF Dalibor Karvay Violin Carmen Fantasie Franz Waxman 1
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC Sarah WilliamsonClarinet Clarinet Concerto Aaron Copland 2
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece ERT Theodore MilkovPercussionMarimbaphone Concerto Ney Rosauro
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ČT Jakub TylmanCelloHungarian Rhapsody David Popper
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ZDF Alina Pogostkin Violin Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Camille Saint-Saens
6Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia RTVSLO Karmen PecarCelloCello Concerto Dmitri Shostakovitch 3
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland TVP Piotr JasiurkowskiViolinGipsy Melodies Pablo de Sarasate

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following: [1]

Broadcasting

The 20th anniversary competition was transmitted live over the Eurovision Network by 11 out of the 27 broadcasters in 23 countries. Belgium, Iceland and Malta broadcast the contest (the latter two for the first time), in addition to the competing countries. [5] [6] Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.

Broadcasters in participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Channel(s)Commentator(s)Ref.
Flag of Austria.svg Austria ORF ORF 2 [a] [7]
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia HRT
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Cyprus CyBC (live)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic ČT
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark DR DR P2 [b] Lars Søgaard [8]
DR2 [c] [9] [10]
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia ERR ETV [d] [11]
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Yle (live) TV1 [12]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany ZDF [e] [13]
3sat (live)
Flag of Greece.svg Greece ERT
Flag of Italy.svg Italy RAI Rai 3
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia LTV
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands NOS (live) Nederland 3 [14]
Flag of Norway.svg Norway NRK (live) NRK1 [15]
Flag of Poland.svg Poland TVP (live)
Flag of Romania.svg Romania TVR
Flag of Russia.svg Russia RTR
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia RTVSLO (live)
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden SVT
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland TSI (live)
TSR (live) TSR 2 Flavia Matea [16]
DRS SRF 1 [f] [17]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom BBC BBC Two [g] Stephanie Hughes [18]
Broadcasters in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Channel(s)Commentator(s)Ref.
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium RTBF (live) La Deux [19]
VRT
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland RÚV (live)
Flag of Malta.svg Malta PBS

See also

References and notes

Footnotes

  1. Delayed broadcast, in a shortened format, on 22 June at 09:05 [7]
  2. Delayed broadcast on 23 June at 15:10 CET (14:10 UTC) [8]
  3. Delayed two-part broadcast on 21 and 28 September, both of which were aired at 16:00 CET (15:00 UTC) [9] [10]
  4. Delayed broadcast on 28 June at 21:50 EEST (18:50 UTC) [11]
  5. The contest was summarised in an edition of ...und morgen Weltstar? broadcast on 23 June at 23.45 CET [13]
  6. Delayed broadcast on 22 June at 23:10 [17]
  7. Delayed broadcast on 13 July at 15:35 UTC [18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Eurovision Young Musicians 2002: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. "European Competition for Young Musicians". www.nmz.de. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Musicians 2002: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  4. https://www.nmz.de/politik-betrieb/veranstaltungen/karvay-sieger-beim-eurovisionswettbewerb-fuer-junge-musiker
  5. "Austria wins the 2002 Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians". European Broadcasting Union. 4 February 2005. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. "The 11th Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians". European Broadcasting Union. 4 February 2005. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=TGZ20020622-01.2.40
  8. 1 2 "Alle tiders programoversigter – Søndag den 23. juni 2002" [All-time program overviews – Sunday 23 June 2002]. DR . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 21. september 2002" [All-time program overviews – Saturday 21 September 2002]. DR . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 28. september 2002" [All-time program overviews – Saturday 28 September 2002]. DR . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  11. 1 2 https://dea.digar.ee/?a=d&d=eestipaevaleht20020628.2.20.1
  12. https://dea.digar.ee/?a=d&d=eestipaevaleht20020619
  13. 1 2 "ZDF-Pressemitteilung - Der "andere" Grand Prix: Europas Nachwuchsmusiker beim 11. Eurovisionswettbewerb für junge Instrumentalisten". presseportal.de. 12 June 2002. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  14. "Televisie" [Television]. Leidsch Dagblad . 19 June 2002. p. 11. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  15. "Radio & TV". Finnmark Dagblad . 15 June 2000. p. 23. Retrieved 7 October 2025 via National Library of Norway.
  16. https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/404694/view?page=18
  17. 1 2 "TV/Radio Sonntag" [TV/Radio Sunday]. Walliser Bote (in German). 22 June 2002. p. 21. Retrieved 7 October 2022 via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  18. 1 2 "Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians 2002". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  19. "BnL Viewer". viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu. Retrieved 7 October 2025.