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 withdrew from this year's competition. returned for the first time since 2000. last took part in 2010, whilst had not entered since hosting in 1996.
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.

Location

, a square outside the Cologne Cathedral, was the host location for the 2014 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians.

Format

was the host of the 2014 contest.
The semi final stage of the contest was dropped this year, however a preliminary round was held over two days on 26 & 27 May and streamed live on youngmusicians.tv. Each musician was required to play for up to 15 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 will have a chance to appear with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 2015.

Participating countries

All participating countries automatically qualified for the final on 31 May 2014. The preliminary round was held in two parts. The first part was held on 26 May 2014 and the second on 27 May 2014. The professional jury awarded points in this round.

Preliminary round

Part 1 (26 May 2014)

Part 2 (27 May 2014)

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.
DrawCountryPerformerInstrumentPieceResult
01Livyka Shtirbu-SokolovPianoPiano concerto by Liviu Shtirbu-
02Sara DomjanićViolinZigeunerweisen, op.20 by Pablo de Sarasate-
03Kurt AquilinaGuitarConcerto de Aranquez by Joaquin Rodrigo-
04Gergely DevichCelloAllegro appassionato Op.43 by Saint-Saëns03
05Urban StaničPianoGrande polonaise brillante, op. 22 E-flat major by Fryderyk Chopin02
06Ziyu HeViolin2. Violinkonzert by Béla Bartók01
07Bartosz KołsutAccordion"Concerto Classico" part I by Bronisław Kazimierz Przybylski-
08Lucie HorschRecorderConcerto per flautino in sol maggiore RV 443 by A. Vivaldi-
09André GunkoCelloCello Concerto op. 85, 2 mov Lento. Allegro molto by Edward Elgar-
10Vassilis DigosGuitarConcerto in Re - M.C. Tedesco by M.C. Tedesco-
11Judith StapfViolinViolin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77, fourth movement: Burlesque: Allegro con brio - Presto by Dmitri Shostakovich-
12Albin UusijärviViolaViola concerto, 2nd movement by William Walton-
13Martin KotAccordionFlick-Flack by Albert Vossen-
14Sonoko Miriam Shimano WeldeViolin3. movement from Violin Concerto no 1 in G minor, op. 26 by Max Bruch-

Jury members

The list of jury members are as follows:
The contest was broadcast by the following broadcasters:
Date of broadcastCountryStation
31 May 2014CroatiaHRT 2
31 May 2014Czech RepublicČT art
31 May 2014GermanyWDR Fernsehen
31 May 2014GreeceERA 1
31 May 2014HungaryM2
31 May 2014MaltaTVM1
31 May 2014MoldovaMoldova 1
31 May 2014MoldovaRadio Moldova
31 May 2014NorwayNRK1
31 May 2014PolandTVP Kultura
31 May 2014PortugalAntena 2
31 May 2014 Rest of the world
31 May 2014SloveniaRTVSLO2
31 May 2014SwedenSVT2
1 June 2014GreeceERT1
1 June 2014PortugalRTP2
8 June 2014AustriaORF 2
9 June 2014NetherlandsNTR

Other countries