Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Eurovision Young Musicians: Meet the participants (Part 1)


Eurovision Young Musician is a competition for European musicians which are between 11 and 19 years old. The competition is held every two years and started in 1982 in Manchester. First winner was Markus Pawlik and he played piano. On 31 May this years final will take place on the Roncalliplatz in the center of Cologne next to the big cathedral called 'Dom'. Host broadcaster is WDR. Now it's time to find out more about this years participants..

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Sara Domjanić (© YoungMusicians.tv)

Croatia



  • Artist: Sara Domjanić
  • Age: 17
  • Instrument: Violin
  • Pieces: 
    • Final: 
      • Zigeunerweisen, op.20 by Pablo de Sarasate
    • Semi-Final:
      • Sonata for Violin on C Minor, op.45, no.3 (1. mvt: Allegro molto ed appassionato) by Edvard Grieg
      • Valse-Scherzo in C Major, op.34 by Piotr Tchaikovsky
  • More about Sara Domjanić




Martin Kot
(© Dagmar Vyhnálková)

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  • Artist: Martin Kot
  • Age: 12
  • Instrument: Accordion
  • Pieces: 
    • Final: 
      • Flick-Flack by Albert Vossen
    • Semi-Final: 
      • Flick-Flack by Albert Vossen
  • More about Martin Kot




Judith Stapf 
(© Markus Bollen)

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  • Artist: Judith Stapf
  • Age: 31.05.1997
  • Instrument: Violin
  • Pieces: 
    • Final: 
      • Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77, fourth movement: Burlesque: Allegro con brio - Presto by Dmitri Shostakovich
    • Semi-Final:
      • Grand Caprice for violine solo op. 26 "Der Erlkönig" (according to the ballad of Franz Schubert) by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst / Franz Schubert
      • Estrellita by Manuel Ponce/arr. Jascha Heifetz
      • Violin sonata in d, op. 108, 4. Presto agitato by Johannes Brahms
  • More about Judith Stapf



Vasilis Digkos (© Tasos Digkos)

Flag of GreeceGreece


  • Artist: Vassilis Digos 
  • Instrument: Guitar
  • Pieces: 
    • Final: 
      • Concerto in Re - M.C. Tedesco by M.C. Tedesco
    • Semi-Final:
      • Diferencias Sobre ''Guardame las Vacas'' by Luys de Narvaez
      • Danza del Altiplano by L. Brouwer
      • Sonata-Joaquin Turina 2nd and 3rd movement by Joaquin Turina
  • More about Vassilis Digos




Gergely Devich
(© Zoltán Nagy,MTVA)

Hungary


  • Artist: Gergely Devich
  • Age: 16
  • Instrument: Violoncello
  • Pieces: 
    • Final:
      • Allegro appassionato Op.43 by Saint-Saëns
    • Semi-Final: 
      • Minuet in C Major by Haydn-Piatti
      • Liebestraum by Liszt-Cassado
      • Roumanien folk dances by Bartók-Silva
  • More about Gergely Devich



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