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| Participating broadcaster | ORF |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 19 (15 finals) |
| First appearance | 1982 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 1988, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2014 |
| Host | 1990, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 |
Austria has participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians 19 times since its debut in 1982 and is the most successful country in the contest, with a total of five wins. Austria has hosted the contest a record six times, in 1990, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.[1]
On 29 October 2015, the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) informed Eurovoix.com that they would withdraw from the event in 2016. Austria last participated at the 2014 Young Musicians, which they won.[2] However, on 11 January 2016 it was announced that Austria would compete in the 2016 contest.[3] ORF decided to withdraw from the 2018 edition, after participating at every previous edition of the contest, with no reasons for their withdrawal being published.[4] On 21 February 2022, it was confirmed that Austria would return to the competition.[5]
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| Year[1] | Entrant | Instrument | Final | Semi |
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| 1982 | Leonhard Kubizek | Clarinet | - | No semi-finals |
| 1984 | Ghislaine Fleischmann | Violin | - | |
| 1986 | Günter Voglmayr[6] | Flute | Did not qualify | - |
| 1988 | Julian Rachlin | Violin | 1 | - |
| 1990 | Christine Heeger | Piano | - | - |
| 1992 | Andreas Schablas | Clarinet | - | - |
| 1994 | Bernard Hufnagl | Trombone | Did not qualify | - |
| 1996 | Lidia Baich | Violin | 2 | - |
| 1998 | Lidia Baich | Violin | 1 | |
| 2000 | Martin Grubinger | Percussion | - | - |
| 2002 | Dalibor Karvay | Violin | 1 | - |
| 2004 | Alexandra Soumm | Violin | 1 | - |
| 2006 | Daniela Koch | Flute | - | - |
| 2008 | Sol Daniel Kim | Cello | Did not qualify | - |
| 2010 | Marie-Christine Klettner | Violin | - | |
| 2012 | Emmanuel Tjeknavorian | Violin | 2 | - |
| 2014 | Ziyu He[7] | Violin | 1 | No semi-finals |
| 2016 | Dominik Wagner | Double bass | 3 | |
| 2018 | Did not participate | |||
| 2022 | Alexander Svetnitsky-Ehrenreich[8] | Clarinet | - | No-semi finals |
| 2024 | Leonhard Baumgartner[9] | Violin | TBD 17 August 2024 | |
| Year | Location | Venues | Presenter(s) |
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| 1990 | Vienna | Musikverein | Gerhard Toetschinger |
| 1998 | Konzerthaus | Julian Rachlin | |
| 2006 | Semi-final: Konzerthaus Final: Rathausplatz |
Schallbert "Sillety" Gilet | |
| 2008 | Semi-final: Theater an der Wien Final: Rathausplatz |
Lidia Baich and Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz | |
| 2010 | Semi-final: ORF Funkhaus Wien studios Final: Rathausplatz |
Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz | |
| 2012 | Semi-final: Schubert Hall Final: Rathausplatz |
Semi-final: Pia Strauss Final: Martin Grubinger |
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