Eurovision Young Musicians 2010 | |
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Dates | |
Semi-final 1 | 8 May 2010 |
Semi-final 2 | 9 May 2010 |
Final | 14 May 2010 |
Host | |
Venue | Rathausplatz, Vienna, Austria |
Presenter(s) | Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz |
Conductor | Cornelius Meister |
Directed by | Heidelinde Haschek |
Executive supervisor | Tal Barnea |
Host broadcaster | Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 15 (7 qualified) |
Debuting countries | Belarus |
Returning countries | Czech Republic |
Withdrawing countries |
Finland Serbia Ukraine |
Vote | |
Voting system | Each juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer |
Winning song |
Slovenia Eva Nina Kozmus |
The Eurovision Young Musicians 2010 was the fifthteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria on 14 May 2010. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), musicians from seven countries participated in the televised final. This was the third time that the competition was held on a open air stage and was the beginning of the annual Vienna Festival. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest in 1990, 1998, 2006 and 2008.
A total of fifteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held at the ORF Funkhaus Wien studios on 8 and 9 May 2010. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Cornelius Meister.Belarus made their début while Czech Republic returned. Three countries withdrew to the contest, they were Finland, Serbia and Ukraine.
Eva Nina Kozmus of Slovenia won the contest, with Norway and Russia placing second and third respectively.
Rathausplatz, a square outside the Wiener Rathaus city hall of Vienna, was the host location for the 2010 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians final. The ORF Funkhaus Wien studios in Vienna, Austria, hosted the semi-final round.
Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz was the host of the 2010 contest.