Eurovision Young Musicians 1988

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]

Eurovision Young Musicians 1988
Dates
Semi-final 126 May 1988
Semi-final 227 May 1988
Final31 May 1988
Host
VenueConcertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Presenter(s)Martine Bijl
Musical directorSergiu Comissiona
Directed byKlaas Rusticus
Executive supervisorFrank Naef
Executive producerStefan Felsenthal
Host broadcasterNederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
Participants
Number of entries16 (6 qualified)
Debuting countries
Returning countriesNone
Non-returning countries
Participation map
  • frameless}}
    frameless}}
         Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1988
Vote
Voting systemJury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician

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
Further information on the host venue: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
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 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

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

Final

Awards were given to the top three countries. 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]

Draw Country Performer Instrument Piece Result
01  Finland Jan Söderblom Violin Concerto for violin and orchestra no.5 in A, KV 219 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart –
02  United Kingdom David Pyatt Horn Concerto for French horn and orchestra no.1 in E flat, op.11 by Richard Strauss –
03  Italy Domenico Nordio Violin Concerto for violin and orchestra in d, op.47 by Jean Sibelius 3
04  Germany Nikolai Schneider Cello Concerto for cello and orchestra no.1 in a, op.33 by Camille Saint-Saëns –
05  Austria Julian Rachlin Violin Concerto for violin and orchestra in d, op.22 by Henryk Wieniawski 1
06  Norway Leif Ove Andsnes Piano Concerto for piano and orchestra no.3 in C, op.26 by Sergei Prokofiev 2

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

Broadcasting

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round.[7] It was the first time that commentary boxes were provided in the venue.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries[7]
Country Broadcaster(s) Commentator(s) Ref.
 Austria ORF Un­known
 Belgium RTBF Un­known
 Cyprus CyBC Un­known
 Denmark DR Niels Oxenvad
 Finland Yle Inari Teinilä
 France France 3 Alain Duault
 Germany ZDF Friedrich Müller
 Ireland RTÉ Jane Carly and John O'Connor
 Italy Rai 3 Ilio Catani
 Netherlands NOS Un­known
 Norway NRK Sture Rogne
 Spain TVE Carlos Usillos
 Sweden SVT Sten Andersson
  Switzerland SRG SSR Arthur Godel, Giusy Boni and Eric Bauer
 United Kingdom BBC Two Humphrey Burton and Jane Glover [8]
 Yugoslavia JRT Milena Miloradovic

See also

References
  1. "Eurovision Young Musicians 1988: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. "Eurovision Young Musicians 1988: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. "Koninklijke status voor Het Concertgebouw". Concertgebouw NV. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  4. April 11, 1888: Concertgebouw, Home of Nearly Perfect Acoustics, Opens
  5. R.W. Apple, Jr., Apple's America (North Point Press, 2005), ISBN 0-86547-685-3.
  6. Tapio Lahti and Henrik Möller. "Concert Hall Acoustics and the Computer". ARK - The Finnish Architectural Review. Archived from the original on 2007-03-22.
  7. "Eurovision Young Musicians 1988". Issuu. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  8. "Eurovision Young Musician of the Year". BBC. 26 May 1988. p. 62. Retrieved 15 March 2018 – via BBC Genome.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.