Austria in the Eurovision Young Musicians
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| Member station | ORF |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 18 (14 finals) |
| Host | 1990, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 |
| First appearance | 1982 |
| Last appearance | 2016 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 1988, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2014 |
| External links | |
| Austria's page at Eurovision.tv | |
Austria has participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians 18 times since its debut in 1982 and is the most successful country in the contest, with a total of five wins. Austria has hosted the contest a record six times, in 1990, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.[1]
On 29 October 2015, the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) informed Eurovoix.com that they would withdraw from the event in 2016. Austria last participated at the 2014 Young Musicians, which they won.[2] However, later on 11 January 2016 it was announced that Austria would compete in the 2016 contest.[3] ORF decided to withdraw from the 2018 edition, after participating at every previous edition of the contest, with no reasons for their withdrawal being published.[4]
Participation overview[]
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| Year[1] | Entrant | Instrument | Final | Semi | |
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| 1982 | Leonhard Kubizek | Clarinet | - | No semi-finals | |
| 1984 | Violin | - | |||
| 1986 | Günter Voglmayr[5] | Flute | Did not qualify | - | |
| 1988 | Julian Rachlin | Violin | 1 | - | |
| 1990 | Piano | - | - | ||
| 1992 | Clarinet | - | - | ||
| 1994 | Trombone | Did not qualify | - | ||
| 1996 | Violin | 2 | - | ||
| 1998 | Violin | 1 | |||
| 2000 | Martin Grubinger | Percussion | - | - | |
| 2002 | Dalibor Karvay | Violin | 1 | - | |
| 2004 | Alexandra Soumm | Violin | 1 | - | |
| 2006 | Flute | - | - | ||
| 2008 | Cello | Did not qualify | - | ||
| 2010 | Violin | - | |||
| 2012 | Emmanuel Tjeknavorian | Violin | 2 | - | |
| 2014 | Ziyu He[6] | Violin | 1 | No semi-finals | |
| 2016 | Double bass | 3 | |||
| 2018 | Did not participate | ||||
Hostings[]
| Year | Location | Venues | Presenter(s) |
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| 1990 | Vienna | Musikverein | Gerhard Toetschinger |
| 1998 | Konzerthaus | Julian Rachlin | |
| 2006 | Rathausplatz | ||
| 2008 | and Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz | ||
| 2010 | Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz | ||
| 2012 | Semi-final: Final: Martin Grubinger |
See also[]
- Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Austria in the Eurovision Dance Contest
- Austria in the Eurovision Young Dancers
References[]
- ^ a b "Country profile: Austria". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Austria: Withdraws From Eurovision Young Musicians". Eurovoix.com. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony. "Austria: Eurovision Young Musicians 2016 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ Farren, Neil (2 February 2018). "Eurovision Young Musicians 2018: 18 Countries to Take Part". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 1986".
- ^ Fisher, Luke James (31 May 2014). "Ziyu He wins!". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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