International youth classical music contest
The Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 was the sixteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria, on 11 May 2012. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), musicians from seven countries participated in the televised final. This was the fourth time that the competition was held on an open-air stage and during the annual Vienna Festival. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest in 1990, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010.
A total of fourteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held at the Schubert Hall of Konzerthaus in Vienna on 5 and 6 May 2012. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Cornelius Meister. Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia made their début while Ukraine returned. Five countries decided not to participate, they were Cyprus, Romania, Russia, Sweden and United Kingdom.
Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad of Norway won the contest, with host country Austria and Armenia placing second and third respectively.
Location.
Rathausplatz, a square outside the Wiener Rathaus city hall of Vienna, was the host location for the 2012 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians final. The Schubert Hall in Vienna, Austria, hosted the semi-final round.
Format.
Martin Grubinger was the host of the 2010 contest final with Pia Strauss hosting the semi-final round.
Participating countries.
Broadcasters from fourteen countries participated this year in the Eurovision Young Musicians.
The semifinal was held in two parts. The first part was held on 5 May 2012 and the second on 6 May 2012. The seven best were selected by an international jury to perform live as finalists in the final that was held on 11 May 2012.
Final.
Awards were given to the top three participants. 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.
Jury members.
The list of jury members are as follows:
Semi-final jury.
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Final jury.
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Broadcasting.
Broadcasters in 15 countries received the competition live via the Eurovision Network and broadcast it in their territories.
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