Eurovision Young Musicians 2018

Eurovision Young Musicians 2018
Dates
Semi-final 1	18 August 2018
Semi-final 2	19 August 2018
Final	23 August 2018
Host
Venue	Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Presenter(s)	Petroc Trelawny Josie d'Arby (final only)
Musical director	Thomas Dausgaard
Directed by	Rhodri Huw
Executive supervisor	Jon Ola Sand
Executive producer	Paul Bullock
Host broadcaster	BBC Scotland (BBC)
Website	youngmusicians.tv
Participants
Number of entries	18
Number of finalists	6
Debuting countries	Albania
Returning countries	Belgium  Estonia  Greece  Israel  Russia  Spain  United Kingdom
Non-returning countries	Austria
Participation map
Vote
Voting system	Each juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer based on specific criteria
Winning musician	Russia Ivan Bessonov
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The Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 was the 19th edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians contest. It was hosted by the United Kingdom, for the first time since the inaugural contest in 1982. This edition was a co-production between the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Edinburgh International Festival and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as host broadcaster. Musicians representing eighteen countries with EBU membership participated in the contest, with Albania making their debut alongside seven returning countries, while Austria decided not to participate for the first time.

The final concert took place at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh on 23 August 2018, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under their principal conductor Thomas Dausgaard. It was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for broadcast by BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 3, with Petroc Trelawny and Josie d'Arby being the presenters for the show. Ivan Bessonov of Russia won the contest, marking the country's first win in the competition and the first pianist to win since Poland's Stanisław Drzewiecki in 2000.