Eurovision Young Musicians 1982

The Eurovision Young Musicians 1982 was the first edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, United Kingdom. Humphrey Burton was the host of the contest and welcomed all of the participants in English, French and German.

Each of the six participating countries sent either a male or female artist who was no older than 19 years of age, to represent them by playing an instrumental and a musical piece of their choice, and were accompanied by the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, under the conductor leadership of Bryden Thomson. The winner received a cash prize of £1,000.

Germany's Markus Pawlik won the contest, with France's Paul Meyer and Switzerland's Bertrand Roulet placing second and third respectively.

Presenters
The host for the 1982 Contest was Humphrey Burton, a classical music television presenter, broadcaster, TV director, producer, impresario, lecturer and biographer of musicians.

Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following:
 * Argentina – Miguel Ángel Estrella
 * Austria – Gerhard Wimberger
 * France – Jean-Claude Casadesus
 * Germany – Hans Heinz Stuckenschmidt
 * Israel – Mischa Majszkij
 * Italy – Argeo Quadri (head juror)
 * Netherlands – Frans Vester
 * Norway – Gunnar Rugstad
 * Soviet Union – Mischa Majszkij
 * Switzerland – Eric Tappy
 * United Kingdom – Alun Hoddinott
 * United States – Carole Dawn Reinhart