Eurovision Young Musicians 2002
The Eurovision Young Musicians 2002 was the eleventh edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Konzerthaus in Berlin, Germany on 19 June 2002. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), musicians from seven countries participated in the televised final. A total of twenty countries took part in the competition. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Marek Janowski. Czech Republic and Romania made their début while six countries returned to the contest, they were Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Italy and Sweden.
Konzerthaus, Berlin. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2002.
Eurovision Young Musicians
Eurovision Young Musicians, 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.
Lucie Horsch from the Netherlands played the recorder in 2014
Croatia's Marko Martinović played the Tamburica in 2016
Violinist Julian Rachlin won the competition for Austria in 1988 and hosted in 1998.