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, United Kingdom
Presenter(s)	Petroc Trelawny Josie d'Arby (final only)
Executive producer	Paul Bullock
Director	Rhodri Huw
Musical director	Thomas Dausgaard
Executive supervisor	Jon Ola Sand
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      Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2018
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. 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. It was hosted in the United Kingdom, for the first time since the inaugural contest in 1982. Musicians representing eighteen countries 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.