The Austrian capital city of Vienna will host the Eurovision Young Musicians contest on 11 May 2012, as the competition takes place for a 16th time. The biennial contest, which was first held in 1982 in Manchester, sees some of Europe’s finest emerging classical talent take to the stage in a high-class final.

Thirteen countries have so far confirmed their intentions to take part in the 2012 Eurovision Young Musicians competition, which will come live from Vienna, Austria, this May.