The thirteen young musicians in the running to represent Sweden at Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 have been revealed by Polstjärnepriset organisers.
Sweden has become the first nation to reveal the young musicians in the running to represent them at Eurovision Young Musicians 2018. In total thirteen young musicians from across Sweden have been revealed as taking part in Polstjärnepriset 2018.
The thirteen hopefuls are:
- Johanna Ander Ljung – Harp (Danderyd)
- Jonathan Bauer – Bassoon (Stockholm)
- Hedvig Bengtsson – Cello (Stockholm)
- Simon Bertilson – Saxophone (Åmål)
- Nicole Biegniewska – Violin (Norrköping)
- Kristian Chojecki – Cello (Hisings backa)
- Harald Edin – Contrabass (Styrsö)
- Thea Fritsche – Violin (Eriksmåla)
- Angelo Lundström – Violin (Vänersborg)
- Tekla Nilsson – Clarinet (Lund)
- Alice Power – Piano (Kungsängen)
- Hannes Rudenstam – Piano (Gothenburg)
- Josef Wijk – Oboe (Örebro)
The key dates of the selection process are as follows:
- November 2 to November 5 – Auditions at the Musikens Hus, Vänersborg
- January 4 – Semi-Final at the Folkets Hus, Vänersborg
- January 6 – Final at the Göteborgs Konserthus
The participants in this years contest were selected by:
- Stefan Forsberg (Chairman) – President and CEO of the Royal Philharmonic in Stockholm
- Camilla Lundberg (Vice Chairman) – Music critic
- Emily Hultmark – Alternate chairman of the Royal Philharmonic in Stockholm
- Mats Lidström – Professor at the Royal Academy in London
- Sibylle Mahni – Solo hornist at the opera in Frankfurt
- Paul Roczek – Professor at Mozarteum in Salzburg
- Staffan Scheja – Professor at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm
Source: Vanersborg.se
[tw-accordion class=””] [tw-accordion-section title=”Sweden in the Eurovision Young Musicians”] Sweden debuted in Eurovision Young Musicians at the third edition of the competition in 1986, they were one of five countries to debut in 1986. To date Sweden has won the competition once, in 2006 Andreas Brantelid won the contest performing Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, 1st movement by J. Haydn, he beat off competition from seventeen other countries. In 2016 Sweden was represented by Eliot Nordqvist, he did not place within the top three.[/tw-accordion-section] [/tw-accordion]
