Eurovision Young Musicians 2018

Eurovision Young Musicians 2018
Dates
Semi-final 1	18 August 2018
Semi-final 2	19 August 2018
Final	23 August 2018
Host
Venue	Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Presenter(s)	Petroc Trelawny Josie d'Arby (final only)
Musical director	Thomas Dausgaard
Directed by	Rhodri Huw
Executive supervisor	Jon Ola Sand
Executive producer	Paul Bullock
Host broadcaster	BBC Scotland (BBC)
Website	youngmusicians.tv
Participants
Number of entries	18
Number of finalists	6
Debuting countries	Albania
Returning countries	Belgium   Estonia   Greece   Israel   Russia   Spain   United Kingdom
Non-returning countries	Austria
Participation map
Vote
Voting system	Each juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer based on specific criteria
Winning musician	Russia Ivan Bessonov
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The Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 was the 19th edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians contest. It was hosted by the United Kingdom, for the first time since the inaugural contest in 1982. This edition was a co-production between the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Edinburgh International Festival and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as host broadcaster. Musicians representing eighteen countries with EBU membership participated in the contest, with Albania making their debut alongside seven returning countries, while Austria decided not to participate for the first time.

The final concert took place at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh on 23 August 2018, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under their principal conductor Thomas Dausgaard. It was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for broadcast by BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 3, with Petroc Trelawny and Josie d'Arby being the presenters for the show. Ivan Bessonov of Russia won the contest, marking the country's first win in the competition and the first pianist to win since Poland's Stanisław Drzewiecki in 2000.

Location

Further informationon the host city: Edinburgh

Usher Hall, Edinburgh – host venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 final.

Usher Hall, the venue for the final, is a concert hall situated on Lothian Road, in the west end of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has hosted concerts and events since its construction in 1914 and can hold approximately 2,900 ^[1] people in its recently restored auditorium, which is well loved by performers due to its acoustics. The Hall is flanked by The Royal Lyceum Theatre on the right and The Traverse Theatre on the left. Historic Scotland has registered the Hall with Category A listed building status.

The hall previously hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 after Monaco, which won the year before, was unable to provide a suitable venue. ^[2] The last time the United Kingdom hosted a Eurovision network contest was the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 in Glasgow. ^[3]

Bidding phase

According to an earlier statement by Vladislav Yakovlev, the former executive supervisor of the event, Budapest could host the 2018 contest after bidding for the 2016 edition. ^[4] On 27 October 2016, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) launched a call to submit applications for the competition. ^[5]

Host city announcement

In early October 2017, Norwegian broadcaster Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) confirmed in an online article regarding its national selection Virtuos, that the United Kingdom would host this edition of the contest in August 2018. ^[6] On 30 October 2017, the EBU announced that this edition of the contest would be held in Edinburgh between 16 and 24 of August 2018. ^[7]

Format

The semi-final round returned in 2018, produced by BBC Radio 3 in the form of public chamber recitals, at the Studio of the Edinburgh Festival Theatre on 18 and 19 August 2018. ^[8]

Presenters

On 6 August 2018, it was announced that Petroc Trelawny and Josie D'Arby would host the 2018 competition. ^[9] Trelawny’s career started at BBC Radio Devon in 1989 as a reporter, before he made his transition to a career in classical music radio and television during the 1990s. Since 1998 he has been a presenter at BBC Radio 3, and is the face of classical magazine programme Music Matters, Radio 3’s Breakfast and concerts in Radio 3 Live in Concert. D’Arby started on Children's BBC (CBBC) in the 1990s before becoming the youngest woman to have her own chat show, Josie, in 1999 on Channel 5. She has co-presented a number of cultural programs for the BBC including; Young Musician of the Year since 2012, Cardiff Singer of the World since 2009, Songs of Praise since 2014 and Young Choir of the Year (2018). Her acting credits include playing series regular WPC Jodie Finn, in BBC One drama Merseybeat from 2002–04. On 11 August 2018, it was revealed that the semi-finals would be hosted by Trelawny, with D'Arby joining him in the final. ^[10]

Jury members

The winner of the competition was decided by an international panel of classical music luminaries. On 10 August 2018, the EBU announced the jurors of the competition. The judges for the semi-finals are British bassoonist Ursula Leveaux, Spanish percussionist Noè Roderigo Gisbert, Korean pianist Sinae Lee, and the chair cellist and conductor David Watkin. ^[11] Joining Watkin's at the final were American conductor and violinist Marin Alsop, composer and performer Anna Meredith, Scottish classical composer and conductor James MacMillan and Head of Music for the Edinburgh International Festival, Andrew Moore. ^[12]

Voting

Altogether there are two set of juries: one for the two days of semi-finals and one for the final. In both juries, each juror was to independently rate each performer a score from 1–10 points. The following criteria were taken into account by the jurors in the semi-finals and finals:

• Technical Accuracy
• Quality of Sound
• Interpretation
• Performance

After each juror has awarded his points, these were added together and the result presented to the jury first. However following discussion, the jury may make changes to the numerical rankings by mutual agreement. The six finalists were announced in a random order after the semi-finals on a separate live stream. ^{[13] [11]} In addition, it was announced that the jury in the final would not know the results of the semi-final jury to avoid interference. In the final, only the winner was announced during the televised broadcast. ^[14]

Participating countries

2018 winner, Ivan Bessonov from Russia

The final list of participants were announced on 2 February 2018, with eighteen countries confirming their participation, the highest number since 2006. ^[8] Albania made their debut whilst seven countries, Belgium, Estonia, Greece, Israel, Russia, Spain and United Kingdom, all returned to the Eurovision Young Musicians in 2018. ^[15] Belgium last participated in 2006, Estonia in 2004, Greece in 2014, Israel in 1986 and Spain in 2000. Russia and host country, the United Kingdom, most recently took part in 2010.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals consisted of six hour-long shows spread over two days. A total of eighteen countries took part, of which six qualified to the grand final. In each semi-final, three musicians performed, either solo or with piano accompaniment, for a total of 18 minutes each.

18 August

Draw [16]	Country [16]	Performer [16]	Instrument [16]	Piece(s) [16]	Result
Semi-final 1
01	Malta	Bernice Sammut Attard	Piano	1)Toccata from Trois pièces by Francis Poulenc 2)Prelude in C minor, Op. 23 No. 7 by Sergei Rachmaninoff 3)Prelude in G sharp minor, Op. 32 No. 12 by S. Rachmaninoff 4)Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 by Frédéric Chopin	Failed to qualify
02	United Kingdom	Maxim Calver	Cello	1)Sacher Variation by Witold Lutosławski 2)Adagio Affettuoso from Cello Sonata in F, Op. 99 by Johannes Brahms 3)No. 5 Minuetto e Finale from Suite Italienne by Igor Stravinsky	Failed to qualify
03	Spain	Sara Valencia	Violin	1)Caprice Basque Op. 24 by Pablo de Sarasate 2)Caprice No. 13 in B flat major by Niccolò Paganini 3)3rd mvt (Finale) of Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 24 by Max Bruch	Failed to qualify
Semi-final 2
04	Slovenia	Nikola Pajanović	Violin	1)Tambourin Chinois by Fritz Kreisler 2)Capriccio No. 7 by N. Paganini 3)Sonata for violin solo No. 3 in D minor by Eugène Ysaÿe	Qualified
05	San Marino	Francesco Stefanelli	Cello	1)Violoncello Totale for cello solo by Krzysztof Penderecki 2)I mov, Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 99 by J. Brahms 3)Papillon, Op. 77 by Gabriel Fauré 4)V mov, Sonata for cello and piano in C, Op. 65 by Benjamin Britten	Failed to qualify
06	Poland	Marta Chlebicka	Flute	1)Hamburger Sonate in G major by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 2)Rigoletto Fantasie, Op. 335 by Wilhelm Popp	Failed to qualify
Semi-final 3
07	Hungary	Máté Bencze	Saxophone	1)Fantaisie sur un thème original by Jules Demersseman 2)Allegro from Sonata in G minor BWV. 1020 by Johann Sebastian Bach 3)Pequeña Czarda by Pedro Iturralde	Qualified
08	Greece	Thanos Tzanetakis	Guitar	1)Fantasia in D minor by David Kellner 2)3rd Bagatelle from Five Bagatelles for guitar by William Walton 3)5th Bagatelle from Five Bagatelles for guitar by W. Walton 4)Variaciones sobre un tema de Fernando Sor, Op. 19 by Miguel Llobet	Failed to qualify
09	Israel	Tamir Naaman-Pery	Cello	1)Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68 by David Popper 2)Preludio-Fantasia from Suite for Cello by Gaspar Cassadó	Failed to qualify

19 August

Draw [17]	Country [17]	Performer [17]	Instrument [17]	Piece(s) [17]	Result
Semi-final 4
10	Estonia	Tanel-Eiko Novikov	Percussion	1)Niflheim by Marján Csaba Zoltán 2)Kuusi Op 75/5 by Jean Sibelius 3)Verano porteño by Astor Piazzolla	Failed to qualify
11	Belgium	Alexandra Cooreman	Violin	1)Presto from Sonata for piano and violin Op 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven 2)Valse-Scherzo by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Failed to qualify
12	Albania	Klaudio Zoto	Cello	1)Cello Sonata by Edvard Grieg 2)Hungarian Rhapsody by Popper	Failed to qualify
Semi-final 5
13	Russia	Ivan Bessonov	Piano	1)Mazurka in B flat minor, Op 24 No 4 by Chopin 2)Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op 66 by Chopin 3)Prelude in G minor, Op 23 No 5 by Rachmaninov 4)Barncleupédie by James MacMillan	Qualified
14	Germany	Mira Foron	Violin	1)Cadenza for solo viola by Penderecki 2)Tzigane by Maurice Ravel	Qualified
15	Czech Republic	Indi Stivín	Double bass	1)Bohemian Suite, 1st Movement: "Celts" by I. Stivin 2) Bohemian Suite, 2nd mvt: "Czech Country" by I. Stivin 3) Bohemian Suite, 3rd mvt: Tarantella Praga by I. Stivin [18]	Qualified
Semi-final 6
16	Sweden	Johanna Ander Ljung	Harp	1)Improvisations for Harp, Op 10 by William Mathias 2)Allemande from Suite No 5 in F by John Loeillet 3)Féerie - Prelude et Dance by Marcel Tournier	Failed to qualify
17	Norway	Birgitta Elisa Oftestad	Cello	1)1st mvt from Cello Concerto No 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich 2)Adagio and Allegro by Robert Schumann	Qualified
18	Croatia	Jan Tominić	Saxophone	1)Fantaisie sur un thème original by Demersseman 2)Cinq danses exotiques by Jean Françaix 3)Aria by Eugène Bozza 4)Brasileira from Scaramouche by Darius Milhaud	Failed to qualify

Final

Six contestants were selected by the first jury to progress to the Final and the second decided the winner of Eurovision Young Musicians 2018. ^[19] Each finalist performed one or more movements of a single musical work, accompanied by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, for up to 12 minutes. ^[20] During the live shows interval, the orchestra performed "Hedwig's Theme" from the Harry Potter score although this was not included in the televised broadcast. ^[21] The winner received a custom-made engraved trophy, a cash prize of €7,000, and a performance opportunity with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a forthcoming season. The runner-up received a cash prize of €3,000. ^[22]

Draw [23]	Country [23]	Performer [23]	Instrument [23]	Piece(s) [23]	Place [23]
01	Norway	Birgitta Elisa Oftestad	Cello	4th mvt from Cello Concerto by Edward Elgar	-
02	Slovenia	Nikola Pajanović	Violin	3rd mvt from Violin Concerto by P.I. Tchaikovsky	2
03	Czech Republic	Indi Stivín	Double bass	2nd and 3rd mvt from Bohemian Suite for Double Bass by I. Stivín	-
04	Germany	Mira Foron	Violin	3rd mvt from Violin Concerto by J. Sibelius	-
05	Hungary	Máté Bencze	Saxophone	Concerto da Camera for Saxophone by Jacques Ibert	-
06	Russia	Ivan Bessonov	Piano	3rd mvt from Piano Concerto No. 1 by P.I. Tchaikovsky	1

Broadcasting

The following countries, listed in order of broadcasting dates, confirmed that they would broadcast the contest along with the dates of broadcasting schedules. Alongside television and radio, coverage was also livestreamed on the online platforms of the broadcasters in Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Poland, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain and the UK. ^[24] The semi-finals and the final were broadcast live on the internet via the official YouTube channel of the competition. ^[25]

Semi-finals

Date of broadcast [24]	Country [24]	Station [24]
18 August 2018	Malta	TVM2 (semi-final 1)
	Israel	KAN Kol Ha Musica (semi-final 3)
18–19 August 2018
	Belgium	La Trois (semi-final 4)
	Estonia	Klassikaraadio
	Rest of the world	YouTube [25]
	United Kingdom	BBC Radio 3
19 August 2018	Spain	La 2 (semi-final 1)
20–21 August 2018	Russia	Russia-K
21–22 August 2018	Spain	Radio Clásica
22–23 August 2018	Estonia	ETV2
23 August 2018	Czech Republic	ČT art (semi-final 5)
	Hungary	M5 (semi-final 3)
	Norway	NRK2 (semi-final 6)

Final

Date of broadcast [24]	Country [24]	Station [24]	Commentators
23 August 2018
	Albania	RTSH 1	Unknown
	Belgium	La Trois	Camille De Rijck [26]
	Croatia	HRT 3	Jana Haluza [27]
	Czech Republic	ČT art	Jiří Vejvoda [28]
	Estonia	Klassikaraadio	No commentary
		ETV1
	Greece	ERT2	Mihalis Messinis [29]
	Hungary	M5	Bősze Ádám
	Malta	TVM2	No commentary
	Norway	NRK2	Arild Erikstad  [ no ] [30]
		NRK Klassisk
	Poland	TVP Kultura	Aleksander Laskowski
	Rest of the world	YouTube [25]	No commentary
	Russia	Russia-K	Unknown
	San Marino	SMRTV
	Slovenia	TV Slovenija 1	Andrej Hofer  [ sl ] [31]
	Spain	Radio Clásica	Silvia Pérez Arroyo and Fernando Blázquez [32]
	United Kingdom	BBC Two Scotland [lower-alpha 1]	No commentary
		BBC Red Button [lower-alpha 1]
24 August 2018		BBC Radio 3
25 August 2018	Sweden	SVT2
2 September 2018	Germany	WDR Fernsehen	Unknown
10 September 2018	Israel	KAN Chinukhit
		KAN 11
29 September 2018	Spain	La 2 [lower-alpha 2]	Juan Antonio Simarro [32] [33]

Other countries

For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Eurovision Young Musicians, it needs to be an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). ^[34] It is unknown whether the EBU issue invitations of participation to all 56 active members like they do for the Eurovision Song Contest and Junior Eurovision Song Contest. ^[34] The EBU Active Members listed below have made the following announcements in regards to their decisions.

Active EBU Members

•   Austria – On 29 October 2017, the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) announced that they were discussing whether they will participate in Eurovision Young Musicians 2018. ^[35] Austria decided to withdraw from the 2018 edition, after participating at every previous edition of the contest, with no reasons for their withdrawal being published. ^[36]
•   Bosnia and Herzegovina – On 24 October 2017, BHRT confirmed that due to financial difficulties the country would not return to the contest in 2018. Bosnia and Herzegovina's last, and only, participation was at the 2012 Young Musicians event. ^[37]
•   Cyprus – On 2 January 2018, Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) confirmed that due to financial difficulties the country would not return to the contest in 2018. Cyprus last participated at the 2010 Young Musicians event. ^[38]
•   Denmark – On 3 January 2018, Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) confirmed that the country would not return to the contest in 2018 and are unlikely to participate in the competition in the coming years. Denmark last participated at the 2002 Young Musicians event. ^[39]
•   Finland – On 12 January 2018, Yleisradio (YLE) confirmed that the country would not return to the contest in 2018. Finland last participated at the 2008 Young Musicians event. ^[40]
•   Ireland – On 28 October 2017, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) announced that it would not return to the 2018 Eurovision Young Musicians. Ireland last participated at the 2000 Young Musicians event. However, the Irish-language broadcaster, TG4, which is eligible to take over the responsibility of Ireland's participation, has not released any statements regarding a return to the contest. ^[41] Ireland was not on the final list of participants released by the EBU.
•   Latvia – On 4 November 2017, Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) confirmed that the country would not return to the contest in 2018. Latvia last participated at the 2002 Young Musicians event. ^[42]
•   Netherlands – On 30 January 2018, Omroep NTR (NTR) confirmed that the country would not return to the contest in 2018. The Netherlands last participated at the 2014 Young Musicians event. ^[43]
•    Switzerland – On 11 November 2017, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) confirmed that the country would not return to the contest in 2018. Switzerland last participated at the 2006 Young Musicians event. ^[44]
•   Ukraine – On 5 January 2018, National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) announced that the country is considering a return to the contest in 2018. ^[45] However, on 14 January 2018, UA:PBC confirmed that the country will not return to the Eurovision Young Musicians in 2018. Ukraine last participated at the 2012 Young Musicians event. ^[46]

The following list of countries have participated at least once since the inaugural contest in 1982 but have not stated their reasons for their continued absence in competing: ^[47]

•   Armenia
•   Belarus
•   Bulgaria
•   France
•   Georgia
•   Italy
•   Lithuania
•   Macedonia
•   Moldova
•   Portugal
•   Romania
•   Serbia
•   Slovakia

See also

• Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
• Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Notes and references

Notes

1. The final was broadcast on a 30-minute delay. ^[24]
2. The finals would have been aired live on La 2 if Spain had qualified for the final. ^[32]

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External links

• Official website
• Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 at BBC Online

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