Germany in the Eurovision Young Musicians

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Germany
Germany
Member stationWDR (ARD) (2008–)
Former members
  • 1982–2004: ZDF
Participation summary
Appearances17 (12 finals)
Host2002, 2014, 2016
First appearance1982
Highest placement1st: 1982,[N 1] 1996
External links
Germany's page at Eurovision.tv

Germany has officially participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians 14 times since its debut in 1982, winning the inaugural contest that year. Before German reunification in 1990, it was presented as West Germany, representing the Federal Republic of Germany. East Germany (the German Democratic Republic) did not compete. Germany won again in 1996 and have hosted the contest twice, in 2002 and 2014.[1]

Participation overview[]

Table key
1
Winner
2
Second place
Year[1] Entrant Instrument Final Semi
1982 Piano 1 No semi-final
1984 Andreas Bach Piano -
1986 Cello Did not qualify -
1988 Cello - -
1990 Koh Gabriel Kameda Violin 2 -
1992 Florence Sitruk Harp Did not qualify -
1994 Bassoon -
1996 Julia Fischer Violin 1 -
1998 Did not participate
2000 Martin Helmchen Piano Did not qualify -
2002 Alina Pogostkin Violin - -
2004 Saxophone 2 -
2006 Did not participate
2008 Violin Did not qualify -
2010 Saxophone - -
2012 Piano - -
2014 Judith Stapf Violin - No semi-final
2016 Horn -
2018 Violin - -

Hostings[]

Year Location Venues Presenter(s)
2002 Berlin Konzerthaus Julia Fischer
2014 Cologne Cologne Cathedral Sabine Heinrich[2]
2016[3] Daniel Hope and  [de]

See also[]

Notes and references[]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ As West Germany before the reunification of Germany.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Country profile: Germany". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Meet our Presenter… Sabine Heinrich". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. ^ "WDR and Cologne chosen to host 2016 competition". Youngmusicians.tv. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

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