▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Ivan ▁B ess on ov , ▁who ▁played ▁the ▁piano ▁for ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁history ▁▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁competition ▁for ▁young ▁mus icians ▁was ▁exam ined ▁by ▁the ▁E BU ▁Ex pert ▁Group ▁for ▁TV ▁music ▁program mes ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁during ▁a ▁meeting ▁cha ired ▁by ▁BBC ' s ▁Hum ph rey ▁Bur ton ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁The ▁Euro vision ▁Young ▁Mus icians , ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁BBC ▁Young ▁Music ian ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁is ▁a ▁bien n ial ▁competition ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁Broadcast ing ▁Union ▁( E BU ) ▁for ▁European ▁mus icians ▁that ▁are ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁old ▁or ▁younger . ▁The ▁BBC ▁competition ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁by ▁Bur ton , ▁Walter ▁Tod ds ▁and ▁Roy ▁T ipping , ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁BBC ▁Television ▁Music ▁Department . ▁Michael ▁He xt , ▁a ▁trom bon ist , ▁was ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁winner ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁competition , ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Young ▁Mus icians ▁competition ▁was ▁initi ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Young ▁Mus icians ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Manchester , ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁six ▁countries ▁took ▁part . ▁Some ▁particip ating ▁countries ▁held ▁national ▁he ats ▁in