Eurovision Young Musicians
| Eurovision Young Musicians | |
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Logo of the Eurovision Young Musicians.
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| Genre | Music contest |
| Theme music composer | Marc-Antoine Charpentier |
| Opening theme | Te Deum: Marche en rondeau (prelude) |
| Ending theme | Te Deum: Marche en rondeau (prelude) |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 18 contests |
| Production company(s) | European Broadcasting Union |
| Distributor | Eurovision |
| Release | |
| Original release | 11 May 1982 – present |
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| Related shows |
Eurovision Song Contest (1956–) Eurovision Young Dancers (1985–) Junior Eurovision Song Contest (2003–) Eurovision Dance Contest (2007–2008) |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
The Eurovision Young Musicians (French: L'Eurovision des Jeunes Musiciens), often shortened to EYM, or Young Musicians, is a biennial classical music competition for European musicians that are 18 years old or younger. It is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and broadcast on television throughout Europe, with some countries holding national heats.
The first edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians took place in Manchester, United Kingdom on the 11 May 1982 and 6 countries took part. The contest was won by Markus Pawlik from West Germany, who played the piano. The most recent edition of this competition took place in Cologne, Germany on the 3 September 2016 and was won by Łukasz Dyczko, who played the saxophone for Poland.
The Eurovision Young Musicians, inspired by the success of the BBC Young Musician of the Year, is a competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for European musicians that are 18 years old or younger. Some participating countries held national heats in order to select their representatives for the contest. The first edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians took place in Manchester, United Kingdom on the 11 May 1982 and 6 countries took part.
The BBC Young Musician of the Year is a televised national music competition. Broadcast originally on BBC Two biennially, and then on BBC Four years later, despite the name, and hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The competition, a member of European Union of Music Competitions for Youth, is designed for British percussion, keyboard, string, brass and woodwind players, all of whom must be eighteen years of age or under on 1 January in the relevant year.
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