▁the ▁BBC ▁in ▁partners hip ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁highlight ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁Edinburgh ▁International ▁Festival . ▁The ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁contest ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁World ▁Music ▁Day ▁celebr ations . ▁ ▁Inst ru ments ▁and ▁their ▁first ▁appearance ▁ ▁List ▁contains ▁only ▁tele vised ▁final s ▁( pre lim inary ▁r ounds ▁or ▁semi ▁final s ▁are ▁not ▁included ). ▁ ▁Format ▁▁ ▁Each ▁country ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁one ▁young ▁tal ented ▁music ian ▁that ▁performs ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁classical ▁music ▁of ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁choice ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁or chestra ▁of ▁the ▁host ▁broad c aster ▁and ▁a ▁j ury , ▁composed ▁of ▁international ▁exper ts , ▁dec ides ▁the ▁top ▁ 3 ▁participants . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁semi - final ▁round ▁took ▁place ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁Cont est , ▁and ▁the ▁j ury ▁decided ▁as ▁well ▁which ▁countries ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁A ▁pre lim inary ▁round ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁j ury ▁scoring ▁each ▁music ian ▁and ▁performance , ▁however ▁all ▁particip ating ▁countries ▁automatically ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁final . ▁The ▁semi ▁final ▁elim ination ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁contest ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁return ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁However ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁were ▁later ▁removed ▁due ▁to ▁the