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Eurovision Young Musicians 2014

Eurovision Young Musicians 2014
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Dates
Semi-final 1 26 May 2014
Semi-final 2 27 May 2014
Final 31 May 2014
Host
Venue Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany
Presenter(s) Sabine Heinrich (preliminary round and final)
Conductor Kristiina Poska
Directed by Yves Zosso
Executive supervisor Vladislav Yakovlev
Executive producer Lothar Mattner
Host broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Interval act Flying Steps
Participants
Number of entries 14
Debuting countries
Returning countries
Withdrawing countries
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Vote
Voting system Each juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer
Winning musician  Austria
Ziyu He

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2014 was the seventeenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held outside the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, on 31 May 2014. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), musicians from fourteen countries participated in the televised final. This was the fifth time that the competition was held on an open-air stage. Germany previously hosted the contest in 2002.

All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the WDR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kristiina Poska. This year, 14 countries participated in the contest. Malta and Moldova made their debut at the Eurovision Young Musicians.Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Ukraine withdrew from this year's competition. Hungary returned for the first time since 2000. Sweden last took part in 2010, whilst Portugal had not entered since their debut in 1994.

Ziyu He of Austria won the contest, with Slovenia and Hungary placing second and third respectively. In 2014 Austria also won the Eurovision Song Contest.


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