Eurovision Young Musicians
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 aged between 12 and 21. It is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and broadcast on television throughout Europe, with some countries holding national selections to choose their representatives for the contest.
| Eurovision Young Musicians | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians |
| Genre | Music contest |
| Based on | BBC Young Musician |
| Presented by | List of presenters |
| Country of origin | List of countries |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 20 contests |
| Production | |
| Production locations | List of host cities |
| Running time | 90 minutes (2010–12, 2018) 120 minutes (2014–2016, 2022) |
| Production company | European Broadcasting Union |
| Original release | |
| Release | 11 May 1982 – present |
| Related | |
| Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Young Dancers | |
The first edition of Eurovision Young Musicians took place in Manchester, United Kingdom on 11 May 1982, with six countries taking part. The contest was won by Markus Pawlik from West Germany, who played the piano. Austria is the most successful country in the Young Musicians contest, having won five times 1988, 1998, 2002, 2004, and 2014 respectively and has hosted the contest a record six times. The twentieth and most recent edition of this competition took place in Montpellier, France on 23 July 2022 and was won by Daniel Matejča, who played the violin for the Czech Republic.