Czech violinist Daniel Matejča wins Eurovision Young Musicians contest

Young Czech violinist Daniel Matejča has won the Eurovision Young Musicians 2022 contest on Saturday night in Montpellier, France with his performance of a violin concerto by Dmitri Shostakovich. The 17-year-old Czech finished ahead of German cellist Philipp Schupelius and Norway’s violinist Alma Serafin Kraggerud.

As the winner of the competition Matejča will get to perform at the Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier in 2023. The Eurovision Young Musicians has been held every two years since 1982 and is open to young talents between the ages of 12 and 21.