Eurovision Young Musicians 2026
Televised classical music competition
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Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 is set to be the 22nd edition of Eurovision Young Musicians, to be held in Yerevan, Armenia on 6 June 2026. It will be organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) alongside host broadcaster Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV).
- 6 June 2026
Yerevan, Armenia
| Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 | |
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| Հայաստան. վայր, որտեղ դասական երաժշտությունը միավորում է Armenia: Where Classical Music Unites[1] | |
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| Date and venue | |
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| Venue | Yerevan Opera Theatre Yerevan, Armenia |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) |
| Executive producer | Anushik Ter-Ghukasyan[2] |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 11 |
| Returning countries |  Cyprus Latvia Portugal |
| Non-returning countries |  Austria France Norway |
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Location
On 21 October 2024, the EBU announced that the Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 would take place in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia.[3][4][5] The announcement came after Armenia made a return to the contest in 2024, marking their first participation in the contest in twelve years.[6][7] This will mark first time that the Eurovision Young Musicians is hosted in Armenia, as well as the first Eurovision event held in the country since the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[8][9]
In March 2026, Serbian broadcaster RTS reported that the contest would take place in the Yerevan Opera Theatre.[10]
Participating countries
As was the case in 2024, the EBU's official representative for the Eurovision Young Musicians Amelie Rossignol-Farjon announced that a maximum of eleven countries may participate in the contest. There is space for ten broadcasters from other countries alongside the host country's broadcaster.[11] However, in January 2026, it was revealed that the EBU was considering expanding the number of participating countries to twelve.[12]
On 27 February 2026, the EBU announced that broadcasters from eleven countries would participate. Cyprus, Latvia and Portugal are returning after last participating in 2010, 2002 and 2014, respectively, while France, Norway and reigning champion Austria opted not to participate after doing so the previous edition.[1]
| Country | Broadcaster | Performer | Instrument | Piece(s) | Composer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armenia |
AMPTV | Elen Virabyan | Flute | [13][14] | ||
 Belgium |
RTBF | Simon Nakhimovitch | Marimba | [15] | ||
| Cyprus |
CyBC | Iakovos Kedaritis | Clarinet | [16][17] | ||
 Czechia |
ČT | [18][19] | ||||
 Germany |
WDR | [20] | ||||
| Latvia |
LSM | Sonja Misiņa | Percussion | [21][22] | ||
 Poland |
TVP | Michał Stochel | Accordion | [23] | ||
| Portugal |
RTP | Beatriz Li Rosão | Violin | [24][25] | ||
 Serbia |
RTS | Jana Jakovljević | Violin | [26][27] | ||
 Sweden |
SVT | Edward Ahlbeck Glader | Piano | [28][29][30] | ||
 Switzerland |
SRF | Manoush Toth | Piano | [1][31] |
Other countries
Austria – On 2 December 2025, Martin Traxl, head of the culture department at Austrian broadcaster ORF, confirmed that the country would not participate due to scheduling conflicts.[32]
Norway – On 17 October 2025, the press department of the Norwegian broadcaster NRK confirmed that, for the first time since 1986, it would not participate in the contest. Ragnhild Veire, head of NRK Klassisk explained, that the broadcaster prefers to focus on further developing its national contest Virtuos , which has served as the Norway's national final for the Eurovision Young Musicians since 2006. NRK Klassisk has stressed that "by this decision it wants to implement a broader initiative aimed at promoting Norwegian classical music talent, providing young musicians in the country with an even stronger platform for their development".[33]
Active EBU member broadcasters in Croatia,[34][35] Greece,[36] Ireland,[37] Spain,[38] Slovenia[39] and the United Kingdom (BBC)[40] confirmed their non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.
Broadcasts
All participating broadcasters may choose to have on-site or remote commentators providing insight and voting information to their local audience.