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Eurovision Young Musicians Competition 2010

Eurovision Young Musicians 2010
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Dates
Semi-final 1 8 May 2010
Semi-final 2 9 May 2010
Final 14 May 2010
Host
Venue Rathausplatz, Vienna, Austria
Presenter(s) Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz
Conductor Cornelius Meister
Directed by Heidelinde Haschek
Executive supervisor Tal Barnea
Host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Participants
Number of entries 15 (7 qualified)
Debuting countries  Belarus
Returning countries  Czech Republic
Withdrawing countries  Finland
 Serbia
 Ukraine
Vote
Voting system Each juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer
Winning musician  Slovenia
Eva Nina Kozmus

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2010 was the fifthteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria on 14 May 2010. 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 third time that the competition was held on a open air stage and was the beginning of the annual Vienna Festival. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest in 1990, 1998, 2006 and 2008.

A total of fifteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held at the ORF Funkhaus Wien studios on 8 and 9 May 2010. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Cornelius Meister.Belarus made their début while Czech Republic returned. Three countries withdrew to the contest, they were Finland, Serbia and Ukraine.


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