Eurovision Young Musicians 2018

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Eurovision Young Musicians 2018
Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 logo.png
Dates and venue
Semi-final 1
  • 18 August 2018
Semi-final 2
  • 19 August 2018
Final
  • 23 August 2018
Venue Usher Hall
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Organisation
Executive supervisor Jon Ola Sand
Production
Host broadcaster BBC Scotland (BBC)
DirectorRhodri Huw
Executive producerPaul Bullock
Musical director Thomas Dausgaard
Presenters Petroc Trelawny
Josie d'Arby (final only)
Participants
Number of entries18
Number of finalists6
Debuting countriesFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
Returning countriesFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Non-returning countriesFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
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         Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2018
Vote
Voting systemEach juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer based on specific criteria
Winning musicianFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Ivan Bessonov
2016  Eurovision Young Musicians  2022
Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 was the 19th edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians contest. 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. It was hosted in the United Kingdom, for the first time since the inaugural contest in 1982. Musicians representing eighteen countries participated in the contest, with Albania making their debut alongside seven returning countries, while Austria decided not to participate for the first time.

Contents

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

Usher Hall, Edinburgh - host venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 final. Usher Hall, Edinburgh.jpg
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:

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 Ivan Bessonov January 2019.jpg
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

R/O [16] Country [16] BroadcasterPerformer [16] Instrument [16] Piece(s) [16] Result
Semi-final 1
1Flag of Malta.svg  Malta PBS 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
Eliminated
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC 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
Eliminated
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain RTVE 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
Eliminated
Semi-final 2
4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia RTVSLO Nikola PajanovićViolin1)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
Advanced
5Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino SMRTV Francesco StefanelliCello1)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
Eliminated
6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland TVP Marta Chlebicka Flute 1)Hamburger Sonate in G major by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
2)Rigoletto Fantasie, Op. 335 by Wilhelm Popp
Eliminated
Semi-final 3
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary MTV 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
Advanced
8Flag of Greece.svg  Greece ERT 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
Eliminated
9Flag of Israel.svg  Israel IPBC Tamir Naaman-PeryCello1)Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68 by David Popper
2)Preludio-Fantasia from Suite for Cello by Gaspar Cassadó
Eliminated

19 August

R/O [17] Country [17] BroadcasterPerformer [17] Instrument [17] Piece(s) [17] R.
Semi-final 4
10Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia ERR Tanel-Eiko Novikov Percussion 1)Niflheim by Marján Csaba Zoltán
2)Kuusi Op 75/5 by Jean Sibelius
3)Verano porteño by Astor Piazzolla
Eliminated
11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium RTBF Alexandra CooremanViolin1)Presto from Sonata for piano and violin Op 23 by Ludwig van Beethoven
2)Valse-Scherzo by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Eliminated
12Flag of Albania.svg  Albania RTSH Klaudio ZotoCello1)Cello Sonata by Edvard Grieg
2)Hungarian Rhapsody by Popper
Eliminated
Semi-final 5
13Flag of Russia.svg  Russia VGTRK Ivan Bessonov Piano1)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
Advanced
14Flag of Germany.svg  Germany WDR Mira ForonViolin1)Cadenza for solo viola by Penderecki
2)Tzigane by Maurice Ravel
Advanced
15Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ČT 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]
Advanced
Semi-final 6
16Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SVT 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
Eliminated
17Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NRK Birgitta Elisa Oftestad Cello1)1st mvt from Cello Concerto No 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich
2)Adagio and Allegro by Robert Schumann
Advanced
18Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia HRT Jan TominićSaxophone1)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
Eliminated

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]

R/O [23] Country [23] Performer [23] Instrument [23] Piece(s) [23] ComposerPl. [23]
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Birgitta Elisa Oftestad Cello Cello Concerto , 4th mov. Edward Elgar
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Nikola PajanovićViolin Violin Concerto , 3rd mov. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 2
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Indi Stivín Double bassBohemian Suite for Double Bass, 2nd and 3rd mov.Indi Stivín
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Mira ForonViolin Violin Concerto , 3rd mov. Jean Sibelius
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Máté BenczeSaxophone Saxophone Concerto da Camera Jacques Ibert
6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ivan Bessonov Piano Piano Concerto No. 1 , 3rd mov.Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1

Broadcasting

The broadcasters in the following countries, listed in order of broadcasting dates, confirmed that they would broadcast the contest in their territories along with the dates of broadcasting schedules. The broadcasters in Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Poland, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, and the UK also livestreamed the contest on their online platforms. [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 2018Flag of Malta.svg Malta TVM2 (semi-final 1)
Flag of Israel.svg Israel KAN Kol Ha Musica (semi-final 3)
18–19 August 2018
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium La Trois (semi-final 4)
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Klassikaraadio
Flag of Earth.svg Rest of the world YouTube [25]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom BBC Radio 3
19 August 2018Flag of Spain.svg Spain La 2 (semi-final 1)
20–21 August 2018Flag of Russia.svg Russia Russia-K
21–22 August 2018Flag of Spain.svg Spain Radio Clásica
22–23 August 2018Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia ETV2
23 August 2018Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic ČT art (semi-final 5)
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary M5 (semi-final 3)
Flag of Norway.svg Norway NRK2 (semi-final 6)

Final

Date of broadcast [24] Country [24] Station [24] Commentators
23 August 2018
Flag of Albania.svg Albania RTSH 1 Unknown
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumLa TroisCamille De Rijck [26]
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia HRT 3 Jana Haluza [27]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech RepublicČT artJiří Vejvoda [28]
Flag of Estonia.svg EstoniaKlassikaraadioNo commentary
ETV1
Flag of Greece.svg Greece ERT2 Mihalis Messinis [29]
Flag of Hungary.svg HungaryM5Bősze Ádám
Flag of Malta.svg MaltaTVM2No commentary
Flag of Norway.svg NorwayNRK2 Arild Erikstad  [ no ] [30]
NRK Klassisk
Flag of Poland.svg Poland TVP Kultura Aleksander Laskowski
Flag of Earth.svg Rest of the worldYouTube [25] No commentary
Flag of Russia.svg RussiaRussia-KUnknown
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino SMRTV
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia TV Slovenija 1 Andrej Hofer  [ sl ] [31]
Flag of Spain.svg SpainRadio ClásicaSilvia Pérez Arroyo and Fernando Blázquez [32]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom BBC Two Scotland [a] No commentary
BBC Red Button [a]
24 August 2018BBC Radio 3
25 August 2018Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden SVT2
2 September 2018Flag of Germany.svg Germany WDR Fernsehen Unknown
10 September 2018Flag of Israel.svg IsraelKAN Chinukhit
KAN 11
29 September 2018Flag of Spain.svg Spain La 2 [b] Juan Antonio Simarro [32] [33]

Other countries

For a broadcaster to be eligible to participate 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

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. 1 2 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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