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 and host broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, 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. and made their début while six countries returned to the contest, they were Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Italy and Sweden.
Dalibor Karvay of Austria won the contest, with United Kingdom and Slovenia placing second and third respectively.

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 the 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

was the host of the 2002 contest.

Results

Preliminary round

A total of twenty countries took part in the preliminary round of the 2002 contest, of which seven qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.

Final

Awards were given to the top three countries. 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.
DrawCountryPerformerInstrumentPieceResult
01Dalibor KarvayViolinCarmen Fantasy by Franz Waxman1
02Sarah WilliamsonClarinetClarinet Concerto by Aaron Copland2
03Theodore MilkovPercussionMarimbaphone Concerto by Ney Rosauro-
04Jakub TylmanCelloHungarian Rhapsody by David Popper-
05Alina PogostkinViolinRondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saens-
06Karmen PecarCelloCello Concerto by Dmitri Shostakovitch3
07Piotr JasiurkowskiViolinGipsy Melodies by Pablo de Sarasate-

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:
The 20th anniversary competition was transmitted live over the Eurovision Network by 11 out of the 27 broadcasters in 23 countries.