Eurovision Young Musicians 2010

Eurovision Young Musicians 2010
Eurovision Young Musicians 2010
Dates
Semi-final 1	8 May 2010
Semi-final 2	9 May 2010
Final	14 May 2010
Host
Venue	ORF Funkhaus Wien (semi-final); Rathausplatz (final) ; Vienna, Austria
Presenter(s)	Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz
Director	Heidelinde Haschek
Musical director	Cornelius Meister
Executive supervisor	Tal Barnea
Host broadcaster	Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Participants
Number of entries	15
Number of finalists	7
Debuting countries	Belarus
Returning countries	Czech Republic
Non-returning countries	Finland; Serbia; Ukraine
	Participation map Finalist countries Countries eliminated in the semi-final Countries that participated in the past but not in 2010;
Vote
Voting system	Each juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer
Winning musician	Slovenia; Eva Nina Kozmus
	2008 ← Eurovision Young Musicians → 2012

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2010 was the fifteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria, on 14 May 2010.^[1] 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 an 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.^[1]

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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.^[1] Belarus made their début while Czech Republic returned. Three countries decided not to participate, they were Finland, Serbia and Ukraine.^[1]

Eva Nina Kozmus of Slovenia won the contest, with Norway and Russia placing second and third respectively.^[2]

Country	Broadcaster	Performer	Instrument
Austria	ORF	Marie-Christine Klettner^[3]	Violin
Cyprus	CyBC	Lambis Paulou^[4]	Piano
Czech Republic	ČT	Lukáš Dittrich^[5]	Clarinet
Greece	ERT	Konstantin Destounis^[6]	Piano
Netherlands	NPS	Dana Zemtsov^[7]	Viola
Romania	TVR	Stefan Cazacu^[8]	Cello
Sweden	SVT	Mattias Hanskov Palm^[9]	Double bass
United Kingdom	BBC	Peter Moore^[10]	Trombone

R/O	Country	Broadcaster	Performer	Instrument	Piece	Composer	Result^[11]
1	Croatia	HRT	Filip Merčep^[12]	Percussions	Marimba Concerto, 2nd mov.	Emmanuel Séjourné
2	Norway	NRK	Guro Kleven Hagen^[13]	Violin	Violin Concerto in D-Major, 3rd mov.	Peter Tchaikovsky	2
3	Poland	TVP	Bartosz Głowacki^[14]	Accordion	Accordion Concerto "Classico"	Mikolaj Majkusiak
4	Germany	WDR	Hayrapet Arakelyan^[10]	Saxophone	Fantaisie Brilliante	Francois Borne
5	Belarus	BTRC	Ivan Karizna^[15]	Cello	Cello Concerto in C Major, 3rd mov.	Joseph Haydn
6	Slovenia	RTVSLO	Eva Nina Kozmus^[16]	Flute	Flute Concerto, 3rd mov. Allegro scherzando	Jacques Ibert	1
7	Russia	RTR	Daniil Trifonov^[17]	Piano	Grande Polonaise Brillante	Frédéric Chopin	3

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