Eurovision Young Musicians 2010

Eurovision Young Musicians 2010
Dates
Semi-final 1	8 May 2010
Semi-final 2	9 May 2010
Final	14 May 2010
Host
Venue	Semi-final: ORF Funkhaus Wien Final: Rathausplatz, Vienna, Austria
Presenter(s)	Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz
Musical director	Cornelius Meister
Directed by	Heidelinde Haschek
Executive supervisor	Tal Barnea
Host broadcaster	Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Participants
Number of entries	15
Number of finalists	7
Debuting countries	Belarus
Returning countries	Czech Republic
Non-returning countries	Finland  Serbia  Ukraine
Participation map      Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2010
Vote
Voting system	Each juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer
Winning musician	Slovenia Eva Nina Kozmus
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The Eurovision Young Musicians 2010 was the fifteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria on 14 May 2010.^[1] 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 an 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.^[1]

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.^[1] Belarus made their début while Czech Republic returned. Three countries decided not to participate, they were Finland, Serbia and Ukraine.^[1]

Eva Nina Kozmus of Slovenia won the contest, with Norway and Russia placing second and third respectively.^[2]