Eleventh edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians
The Eurovision Young Musicians 2002 was the eleventh edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Konzerthaus in Berlin, Germany, on 19 June 2002. 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. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Marek Janowski. Romania made their début while Italy returned to the contest for the first time since 1990.
Dalibor Karvay of Austria won the contest, with United Kingdom and Slovenia placing second and third respectively.
Location.
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.
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.
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.
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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. 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 jury members consisted of the following:
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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.
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