Eurovision Young Musicians 1988

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Eurovision Young Musicians 1988
Dates
Semi-final 126 May 1988
Semi-final 227 May 1988
Final31 May 1988
Host
Venue Concertgebouw
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Presenter(s) Martine Bijl  [ nl ]
Executive producer Stefan Felsenthal  [ nl ]
Director Klaas Rusticus
Musical director Sergiu Comissiona
Executive supervisorFrank Naef
Host broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
Participants
Number of entries16
Number of finalists6
Debuting countries
Returning countriesNone
Non-returning countries
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         Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the preliminary round     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1988
Vote
Voting systemJury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician
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The Eurovision Young Musicians 1988 was the fourth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 31 May 1988. [1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), musicians from six countries participated in the televised final. A total of sixteen countries took part in the competition. All participants had to be younger than 19 and performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest conducted by Sergiu Comissiona. [1] Cyprus and Spain made their début, however Israel decided not to participate. [1]

Contents

The non-qualified countries were Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia. For the second year in a row, the host country did not qualify for the final. The semifinal took place between 26 and 27 May, a few days before the televised final. [1] Julian Rachlin of Austria won the contest, with Norway and Italy placing second and third respectively. [2]

Location

Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 1988. Concertgebouw in Amsterdam Nederland.jpg
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 1988.

The Concertgebouw (also known as the "Royal Concertgebouw") a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands, was the host venue for the 1988 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. [1]

The Dutch term "concertgebouw" literally translates into English as "concert building". On 11 April 2013, on occasion of the building's 125th anniversary, Queen Beatrix bestowed the Royal Title "Koninklijk" upon the building, as she did previously on to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. [3] Because of its highly regarded acoustics, the Concertgebouw is considered one of the finest concert halls in the world, along with places such as Boston's Symphony Hall [4] [5] and the Musikverein in Vienna. [6]

Format

Martine Bijl  [ nl ] was the host of the 1988 contest. [1] Each participating country were able to send male or female artists who were no older than 19 years of age, to represent them by playing a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest conducted under Sergiu Comissiona. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was a special guest at the contest. [1]

Results

Preliminary round

Broadcasters from sixteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1988 contest, of which six qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify. [1]

Final

Awards were given to the top three participants. The table below highlights these using gold, silver, and bronze. The placing results of the remaining participants is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union. [2]

Participants and results
R/OCountryBroadcasterPerformer(s)InstrumentPiece(s)Composer(s)Pl.
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland YLE Jan Söderblom  [ fi ]Violin Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, KV 219 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC David Pyatt Horn Horn Concerto No. 1 , in E flat, op.11 Richard Strauss
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI Domenico Nordio Violin Violin Concerto in d, op.47 Jean Sibelius 3
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ZDF Nikolai SchneiderCello Cello Concerto No. 1 , in a, op.33 Camille Saint-Saëns
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ORF Julian Rachlin Violin Violin Concerto No. 2 , in d, op.22 Henryk Wieniawski 1
6Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NRK Leif Ove Andsnes Piano Piano Concerto No. 3 , in C, op.26 Sergei Prokofiev 2

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following: [1]

Broadcasts

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round. [7] It was the first time that commentary boxes were provided in the venue. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries [7]
CountryBroadcasterChannel(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)
Flag of Austria.svg Austria ORF
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium RTBF Télé 21 [8]
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Cyprus CyBC RIK [9]
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark DR DR TV, DR P2 Niels Oxenvad [10]
Flag of Finland.svg Finland YLE Inari Teinilä
Flag of France.svg France FR3 [b] Alain Duault [11]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3sat [8]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland RTÉ Jane Carly and John O'Connor
Flag of Italy.svg Italy RAI Rai Tre [c] Ilio Catani [12]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands NOS Nederland 3, Radio 4 [13]
Flag of Norway.svg Norway NRK NRK Fjernsynet [d] Sture Rogne [14]
Flag of Spain.svg Spain TVE TVE 2 Carlos Usillos [15]
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden SVT TV1 Sten Andersson [14]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland SRG SSR SRG Sportkette  [ de ]Arthur Godel [16]
SSR Chaîne Sportive  [ de ], RSR 2 Eric Bauer [17]
SSR Canale Sportivo  [ de ]Giusy Boni [16]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom BBC BBC2 Humphrey Burton and Jane Glover [18]
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia JRT TV Beograd 2 , TV Novi Sad, TV Zagreb 2 Milena Miloradović [19] [20] [21]
TV Ljubljana 2  [ sl ] [22]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcasterChannel(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia ČST Český rozhlas Vltava  [ cs ] [e] [23]

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Faaborg hosted the 1986 contest
  2. ↑ Delayed broadcast on 4 June 1988 at 22:30 (CEST)
  3. ↑ Delayed broadcast on 1 July 1988 at 14:10 (CEST) [12]
  4. ↑ Deferred broadcast at 21:45 (CEST) [14]
  5. ↑ Delayed broadcast on 26 January 1989 at 10:20 (WET) [23]

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