Eurovision Young Musicians 2002 was the 11th edition of Eurovision Young Musicians. It consisted of two semi-finals on 15 and 16 June and a final on 19 June 2002, held at Konzerthaus in Berlin, Germany, and presented by Julia Fischer. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF). The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Marek Janowski accompanied all competing performers.
Musicians representing twenty countries took part in the competition, with seven of them participating in the televised final. Romania made their début while Italy returned to the contest for the first time since 1990 (their first and only participation in one of the Eurovision family of events in the 2000s, with their next being the Eurovision Song Contest 2011). Greece made its first appearance in a televised final.
The winner was violinist Dalibor Karvay representing Austria, with clarinetist Sarah Williamson representing the United Kingdom placing second, and cellist Karmen Pecar representing Slovenia placing third.
Location
The Konzerthaus Berlin, a concert hall situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of Berlin, was the host venue for the 2002 edition of Eurovision Young Musicians.
Built as a theatre from 1818 to 1821 under the name of the Schauspielhaus Berlin, later also known as the Theater am Gendarmenmarkt and Komödie, its usage changed to a concert hall after the Second World War and its name changed to its present one in 1994. It is the home to the Konzerthausorchester Berlin symphony orchestra.
Format Julia Fischer was the host of the 2002 contest.
Participants and results Preliminary round Broadcasters from twenty countries took part in the preliminary round of the 2002 contest, of which seven qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify.
Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument HRT Ivo Dropulić Violin CyBC Andréasz Joannídisz Cello DR Philippe Benjamin Skow Violin ETV Mihkel Poll Piano Yle Joonatan Rautiola Saxophone RAI Anna Tifu Violin LTV Ruslans Viļenskis Cello NOS Fleur Bouverie Clarinet NRK Vilde Frang Bjærke Violin TVR Cristian Andrei Fatou Violin RTR Nikita Borisoglebsky Violin SVT Jacob Koranyi Cello SRG SSR Piano
Final Awards were given to the top three participants. The third-place musician received €2,000, second-place €3,000, and the winner €5,000. The table below highlights these using gold, silver, and bronze. The placing results of the remaining participants is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union.
+Participants and results Country Broadcaster Performer(s) Instrument Piece(s) Composer(s) 1 ORF Dalibor Karvay Violin Carmen Fantasie Franz Waxman 1 2 BBC Sarah Williamson Clarinet Clarinet Concerto Aaron Copland 2 3 ERT Theodore Milkov Percussion Marimbaphone Concerto Ney Rosauro 4 ČT Jakub Tylman Cello Hungarian Rhapsody David Popper 5 ZDF Alina Pogostkin Violin Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Camille Saint-Saens 6 RTVSLO Karmen Pecar Cello Cello Concerto Dmitri Shostakovitch 3 7 TVP Piotr Jasiurkowski Violin Gipsy Melodies Pablo de Sarasate
Jury members The jury members consisted of the following:
– Leonard Slatkin (head) – Gian Carlo Menotti – Anna Gourari – Jack Martin Händler – Aurèle Nicolet – Hans Peter Pairott / – Carole Dawn Reinhart
Broadcasting The 20th anniversary competition was transmitted live over the Eurovision Network by 11 out of the 27 broadcasters in 23 countries. Belgium, Iceland and Malta broadcast the contest (the latter two for the first time), in addition to the competing countries. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
+ Broadcasters in participating countries Country Broadcaster(s) Channel(s) Commentator(s) ORF ORF 2 https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=TGZ20020622-01.2.40 HRT CyBC (live) ČT ČT2 https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/14817852083-eurovizni-soutez-mladych-hudebniku/20236515573/ DR DR P2 Lars Søgaard DR2 ERR ETV Yle (live) TV1 ZDF 3sat (live) ERT RAI Rai 3 LTV NOS (live) Nederland 3 NRK (live) NRK1 TVP (live) TVR RTR RTVSLO (live) SVT SVT1, SVT Europa https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001577902 TSI (live) TSR (live) TSR 2 Flavia Matea DRS SRF 1 BBC BBC Two Stephanie Hughes
+ Broadcasters in non-participating countries Country Broadcaster(s) Channel(s) Commentator(s) RTBF (live) La Deux VRT RÚV (live) PBS
See also Eurovision Song Contest 2002
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