TVP has revealed the commentary duo who will guide viewers through its coverage of Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 on Saturday evening.
TVP has announced that Sylwia Janiak-Kobylińska and Robert Kamyk will commentate on the Polish broadcasters coverage of Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 in Yerevan. Sylwia Janiak-Kobylińska is a conductor and founder of the Baltic Youth Philharmonic, and has previously served on the jury of the Polish national selection. Robert Kamyk is a journalist and producer, and produced Eurovision Young Dancers 2013 in Gdansk for TVP.
The final of Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 will air on TVP Kultura and TVP Kultura 2 from 19:00 CEST. Michał Stochel was selected through a national selection to represent Poland at Eurovision Young Musicians, with six musicians competing from across Poland in the final at the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio in Warsaw.
Michał Stochel is from Zarębki and has been playing the accordion since the age of 7. He is currently a student of Artur Malawski State Music School Complex in Przemyśl and has won a series of competitions including the Grand Prix at the International Accordion Competition in Solec Kujawski.
Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 will take place on June 6 in Yerevan. This is the first time that Eurovision Young Musicians has been hosted by Armenia, and the third time Yerevan has hosted a Eurovision contest.
The countries and musicians competing are:
🇦🇲 Armenia: AMPTV – Elen Virabyan – Flute – Aram Khachaturian’s, Violin Concerto transposed for flute
🇧🇪 Belgium: RTBF – Simon Nakhimovitch – Marimba – Camille Saint-Saëns’s, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
🇨🇾 Cyprus: CyBC – Iakovos Kedaritis – Clarinet
🇨🇿 Czechia: ČT – Nora Lubbadová – Piano – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, 3rd mvt by Dmitri Shostakovich
🇩🇪 Germany: WDR – Moë Dierstein – Violin – Felix Mendelhssohn’s, Violin Concerto in E minor, 3rd movement
🇱🇻 Latvia: LSM – Sonja Misiņa – Percussion – Concerto for Marimba and Strings, Op. 12, 3rd movement by Emmanuel Séjourné
🇵🇱 Poland: TVP – Michał Stochel – Accordion
🇵🇹 Portugal: RTP – Beatriz Li Rosão – Violin – Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D major, 3rd movement
🇷🇸 Serbia: RTS – Jana Jakovljević – Violin – Zigeunerweisen by Pablo de Sarasate
🇸🇪 Sweden: SVT – Edward Ahlbeck Glader – Piano
🇨🇠Switzerland: SRF – Manoush Toth – Piano – Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7, 3rd movement
Eurovision Young Musicians
Eurovision Young Musicians is a contest for musicians between the ages of 12 and 21. It has been held since 1982, as the first spin-off contest of the Eurovision Song Contest. The event celebrated its 20th edition in 2022, when Montpellier hosted the competition.
A total of 43 countries have competed over 21 editions of the contest. Norway has competed in 20 out of the 21 contests, tied with Austria. Austria is the most successful country, having won six editions and competed in 17 finals. Leonhard Baumgartner from Austria is the latest winner of the contest, taking victory in Bodø‎ in 2024.
Source: TVP