RTS, the Swiss French language broadcaster, is set to air the final of Eurovision Young Musicians 2026.
RTS 2 is one of two channels in Switzerland that will broadcast the final of Eurovision Young Musicians 2026, which will take place in Yerevan, Armenia. RTS 2 will air the contest the day after the final is held, with the contest due to be broadcast on the channel from 21:00 CEST.
19-year-old Manoush Toth will represent Switzerland this June in Eurovision Young Musicians 2026. The pianist was selected in March to represent Switzerland in Armenia. A pre-selection was held to review all the applications with seven musicians invited to the radio hall at the SRF campus in Zurich-Leutschenbach to perform for a jury. The jury that selected the overall winner was formed of bassoonist Valeria Curti, pianist Oliver Schnyder, violinist Meret Lüthi, and classical music influencer Sumina Studer.
Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 will take place on June 6 in Yerevan. This is the first time that Eurovision Young Musicians has been hosted by Armenia, and the third time Yerevan has hosted a Eurovision contest.
The countries and musicians competing are:
🇦🇲 Armenia: AMPTV – Elen Virabyan – Flute
🇧🇪 Belgium: RTBF – Simon Nakhimovitch – Marimba
🇨🇾 Cyprus: CyBC – Iakovos Kedaritis – Clarinet
🇨🇿 Czechia: ČT – Nora Lubbadová – Piano
🇩🇪 Germany: WDR – Moë Dierstein – Violin
🇱🇻 Latvia: LSM – Sonja Misiņa – Percussion
🇵🇱 Poland: TVP – Michał Stochel – Accordion
🇵🇹 Portugal: RTP – Beatriz Li Rosão – Violin
🇷🇸 Serbia: RTS – Jana Jakovljević – Violin
🇸🇪 Sweden: SVT – Edward Ahlbeck Glader – Piano
🇨🇠Switzerland: SRF – Manoush Toth – Piano
Eurovision Young Musicians
Eurovision Young Musicians is a contest for musicians between the ages of 12 and 21. It has been held since 1982, as the first spin-off contest of the Eurovision Song Contest. The event celebrated its 20th edition in 2022, when Montpellier hosted the competition.
A total of 42 countries have competed over 21 editions of the contest. Norway has competed in 20 out of the 21 contests, tied with Austria. Austria is the most successful country, having won six editions and competed in 17 finals. Leonhard Baumgartner from Austria is the latest winner of the contest, taking victory in Bodø‎ in 2024.
Source: RTS