Eurovision Young Musicians 2022

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Eurovision Young Musicians 2022
Eurovision Young Musicians 2022 logo.jpg
Dates
Final23 July 2022
Host
Venue The Corum, Montpellier, France
Presenter(s)Judith Chaine
Vincent Delbushaye
Musical directorPierre Dumoussaud
Directed byFranck Broqua
Executive producerGérard Pont
Gérard Lacroix
Sylvan Plantard
Host broadcaster Radio France
France Télévisions
Website youngmusicians.tv OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Participants
Number of entries9
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countriesFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of France.svg  France
Non-returning countriesFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
  • EYM 2022 Map 2.svg
         Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2022
Vote
Voting systemEach juror awards a mark from 1–10 to each performer based on specific criteria
Winning musicianFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Daniel Matejča
2018 ←  Eurovision Young Musicians  → 2024

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2022 was the 20th edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. It took place at the Corum in Montpellier, France on 23 July 2022. The live show was hosted by French playwright Judith Chaine and Belgian radio presenter Vincent Delbushaye, with the Montpellier Occitanie National Opera Orchestra conducted by Pierre Dumoussaud. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), this edition was co-hosted by French broadcasters Radio France and France Télévisions, as part of a summer series of music events called Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier.

Contents

Musicians representing nine countries with EBU membership participated in the contest, with Austria and host country France returning. Eleven countries, namely Albania, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Malta, Russia, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, decided to not participate in this edition after having taken part in the previous contest in 2018. Although initially not included on the list of participants, it was later revealed that Croatia would still take part. The winner was the Czech Republic, represented by musician Daniel Matejča, marking the country's first win in the competition and at any Eurovision event since Eurovision Young Dancers 2003.

Location

The contest was held at Corum's Opera Berlioz in Montpellier, France Exposition Ob'Art, Le Corum (Montpellier, FR34).jpg
The contest was held at Corum's Opéra Berlioz in Montpellier, France

A 2020 contest was initially planned to take place in Zagreb, Croatia on 21 June to coincide with World Music Day, [1] however, it was postponed indefinitely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] The future of the contest remained uncertain until 3 February 2022 when the Norwegian broadcaster NRK and later the Belgian broadcaster RTBF confirmed that the upcoming edition would be held in Montpellier, France on 23 July 2022. [3] [4] The event took place during the annual summer festival, Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier, [3] [4] and this was the first time that France had hosted the contest. The selected venue was the Corum, a building that houses both a conference centre and an opera house (Opéra Berlioz), and is located in the centre of the city in southern France. The last time that France hosted a Eurovision event was the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris.

Format

Presenters

On 28 March 2022, the Culturebox channel announced on social networks that the playwright Judith Chaine would be the presenter of the twentieth edition of the competition. She is known for having presented the Musiques en fête since 2018, alongside Cyril Féraud and the  Victoires de la musique classique  since 2019 and has worked for radio station France Musique since 2007. On 26 June 2022, it was announced that Vincent Delbushaye would join as co-host of the competition. Belgian-born Delbushaye is a radio presenter for Musiq'3, the classical radio station of French-language broadcaster RTBF. [5]

Jury members

On 5 July 2022, France Télévisions announced the jurors of the competition. The jurors for the final are Lithuanian pianist and chair of the jury Mūza Rubackytė, Swiss oboist Nora Cismondi, director of the Festival Radio France Montpellier Jean-Pierre Rousseau, French cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca, and Albanian violinist Tedi Papavrami. [6]

Participants and results

For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Eurovision Young Musicians, it must be an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). [7] Nine countries participated in the competition, the lowest number since 1984. [8] Of the participants, Austria and France returned after being absent the previous edition, while 11 nations that had participated in the last edition did not return this year. Non-returning countries included Albania, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Malta, Russia, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain and United Kingdom. [8] The winner of the event was the Czech Republic with Daniel Matejča's violin performance of the 3rd and 4th mvt from Violin Concerto No. 1 by D. Shostakovich.

Participants and results
Draw [9] Country [8] Performer(s)InstrumentPiece(s) [9] Result
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Ivan Petrović-PoljakPiano [10] 3rd and 4th mvt from Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat minor by F. Liszt -
2Flag of France.svg  France Maxime GrizardCello [11] 1st mvt from Concerto for cello in B minor by A. Dvořák -
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Milena PioruńskaViolin [12] 3rd mvt from Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor by H. Wieniawski -
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Philipp SchupeliusCello [13] Pezzo Capriccioso op.62 by P.I. Tchaikovsky 2
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Alexander Svetnitsky-EhrenreichClarinet [14] 3rd mvt from Concerto No. 2 for clarinet in E flat major by C.M. von Weber -
6Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Alma Serafin KraggerudViolin [15] Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso op.28 by C. Saint-Saëns 3
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Thaïs DefoortCello [16] 1st mvt from Cello concerto in E minor op.85 by E. Elgar -
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Lukas FlinkTrombone [17] 1st mvt from Trombone Concerto by H. Tomasi -
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Daniel MatejčaViolin [10] 3rd and 4th mvt from Violin Concerto No. 1 by D. Shostakovich 1 [18]

Broadcasting

The following countries, listed in order of broadcasting dates, confirmed that they would broadcast the contest along with the dates of broadcasting schedules.

Date of broadcastCountryStationCommentator(s)Ref.
23 July 2022Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium La Trois, Musiq'3 No commentary [5]
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia HRT 3 Ivana Kocelj [19] [20]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic ČT art Jiří Vejvoda [21]
Flag of France.svg France France Musique No commentary [22]
Culturebox [23] [24]
Flag of Norway.svg Norway NRK1 Arild Erikstad [25]
Flag of Poland.svg Poland TVP Kultura Un­known [26]
24 July 2022Flag of Germany.svg Germany WDR Fernsehen Un­known [27]
Flag of Austria.svg Austria ORF 2 Teresa Vogl [28] [29]
29 July 2022Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden SVT Play Camilla Lundberg [30]
30 July 2022 SVT 2 [23]

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