Germany in the Eurovision Young Musicians
Germany has officially participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians twenty times since its debut in 1982, winning the inaugural contest that year. Before German reunification in 1990, it was presented as West Germany, representing the Federal Republic of Germany. East Germany did not compete. Germany won again in 1996 and have hosted the contest twice, in 2002 and 2014.
Judith Stapf on stage in Cologne
Raul Maria Dignola in Cologne (2016)
WDR production team in 2014 with that year's presenter Heinrich and German representative, violinist Judith Stapf.
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.