The 2018 will mark the first time that Eurovision Young Musicians has been held in Scotland and the first time that the contest has returned to the United Kingdom since the inaugural edition was held in Manchester in 1982. Scotland’s capital city previously hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1972.

Six contestants will be selected by the jury to progress to the Final. Each contestant will perform a movement with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (conducted by. T. Dausgaard). An expert jury will decide the winner of Eurovision Young Musicians 2018.