Eurovision Young Musicians 2014


The Eurovision Young Musicians 2014 was the seventeenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held outside the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, on 31 May 2014. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union and host broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk, musicians from fourteen countries participated in the televised final. This was the fifth time that the competition was held on an open-air stage. Germany previously hosted the contest in.
All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the WDR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kristiina Poska. This year, 14 countries participated in the contest. and made their debut at the Eurovision Young Musicians.,,, and decided not to participate in this year's competition. returned for the first time since. last took part in, whilst had not entered since.
Ziyu He of Austria won the contest, with Slovenia and Hungary placing second and third respectively.
In 2014, Austria also won the Eurovision Song Contest.
WWW youngmusicians.tv

Location

Roncalliplatz, a square outside the Cologne Cathedral, was the host location for the 2014 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. The preliminary round was held at the Kleiner Sendesaal in WDR's.

Format

Sabine Heinrich was the host of the 2014 contest. Flying Steps performed as the interval act.
The semi final stage of the contest was dropped this year, however a new preliminary round was held over two days on 26–27 May and was streamed live on youngmusicians.tv. Each musician was required to play for up to fifteen minutes in this round and a maximum of five minutes in the Grand Final on 31 May. The international jury scored each musician and performance during the preliminary round. The scores were added to those given in the Grand Final to decide the three prize winners.
The candidates were accompanied by the WDR Symphony Orchestra, under the leadership of Estonian conductor Kristiina Poska. The winner received a prize of 10,000 euros and was given the opportunity to appear with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 2015. The participants in second and third place were awarded 7,000 and 3,000 euros respectively.

Participating countries

All participating countries automatically qualified for the final on 31 May 2014. The semi final elimination stage was replaced by a two-day preliminary round, that was held on 26 and 27 May respectively at the Kleiner Sendesaal in WDR's Funkhaus Wallrafplatz. The professional jury awarded points in this round.

Final

Awards were given to the top three countries. 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.
CountryPerformerInstrumentPieceComposerResult
1Livyka Shtirbu-SokolovPianoPiano concertoLiviu Shtirbu
2Sara DomjanićViolinZigeunerweisen, op.20Pablo de Sarasate
3Kurt AquilinaGuitarConcierto de AranjuezJoaquín Rodrigo
4CelloAllegro appassionato Op.43Camille Saint-Saëns3
5Urban StaničPianoGrande polonaise brillante, op. 22 E-flat majorFryderyk Chopin2
6Ziyu HeViolinViolin Concerto No. 2Béla Bartók1
7Bartosz KołsutAccordionConcerto Classico, 1st mov.Bronisław Kazimierz Przybylski
8Lucie HorschRecorderFlautino Concerto in sol maggiore, RV 443Antonio Vivaldi
9André GunkoCelloCello Concerto op. 85, 2nd mov. Lento. Allegro moltoEdward Elgar
10Vassilis DigosGuitarConcerto in ReMario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
11Judith StapfViolinViolin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77, 4th mov.: Burlesque: Allegro con brio - PrestoDmitri Shostakovich
12Albin UusijärviViolaViola concerto, 2nd mov.William Walton
13Martin KotAccordionFlick-FlackAlbert Vossen
14ViolinViolin Concerto no 1 in G minor, op. 26, 3rd mov.Max Bruch

Jury members

The list of jury members are as follows:

Broadcasting

The contest was broadcast by the following broadcasters:
Date of broadcastCountryStation
31 May 2014Croatia

Other countries