Eurovision Young Musicians 1988

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 [nl]
Executive producerStefan Felsenthal [nl]
DirectorKlaas Rusticus
Musical directorSergiu Comissiona
Executive supervisorFrank Naef
Host broadcasterNederlandse 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
1986 ← Eurovision Young Musicians → 1990

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]

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 [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

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]

Participants and results
R/O Country Broadcaster Performer(s) Instrument Piece(s) Composer(s) Pl.
1  Finland YLE Jan Söderblom [fi] Violin Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, KV 219 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2  United Kingdom BBC David Pyatt Horn Horn Concerto No. 1, in E flat, op.11 Richard Strauss
3  Italy RAI Domenico Nordio Violin Violin Concerto in d, op.47 Jean Sibelius 3
4  Germany ZDF Nikolai Schneider Cello Cello Concerto No. 1, in a, op.33 Camille Saint-Saëns
5  Austria ORF Julian Rachlin Violin Violin Concerto No. 2, in d, op.22 Henryk Wieniawski 1
6  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]

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 Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Austria ORF
 Belgium RTBF Télé 21 [8]
 Cyprus CyBC RIK [9]
 Denmark DR DR TV, DR P2 Niels Oxenvad [10]
 Finland YLE Inari Teinilä
 France FR3[b] Alain Duault [11]
 Germany 3sat [8]
 Ireland RTÉ Jane Carly and John O'Connor
 Italy RAI Rai Tre[c] Ilio Catani [12]
 Netherlands NOS Nederland 3, Radio 4 [13]
 Norway NRK NRK Fjernsynet[d] Sture Rogne [14]
 Spain TVE TVE 2 Carlos Usillos [15]
 Sweden SVT TV1 Sten Andersson [14]
  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]
 United Kingdom BBC BBC2 Humphrey Burton and Jane Glover [18]
 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
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 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]

References

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  2. ^ a b "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
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  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.
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  11. ^ "Samedi TV – 4 juin". Radio TV8 (in French). Lausanne: Héliographia SA. 26 May 1988. p. 62. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Scriptorium.
  12. ^ a b "Venerdì 1 luglio" [Friday 1 July]. Radiocorriere TV (in Italian). Vol. 65, no. 26. Turin, Italy. 24–30 April 1988. pp. 118–123. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via Rai Teche.
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  14. ^ a b c "TV tirsdag". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg, Norway. 31 May 1988. p. 46. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  15. ^ "Televisión". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. 31 May 1988. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Fernsehen" [Television]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Zürich, Switzerland. 31 May 1988. p. 32. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via E-newspaperarchives.ch.
  17. ^ "Mardi 31 mai" [Tuesday 31 May]. Radio TV8 (in French). No. 21. Lausanne, Switzerland. 26 May 1988. pp. 37–41. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Scriptorium.
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  19. ^ "Телевизија" [Television]. Borba (in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic script)). Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia. 31 May 1988. p. 16. Retrieved 30 May 2024 – via Belgrade University Library.
  20. ^ "Televizió" [Television]. Magyar Szó (in Hungarian). Novi Sad, SAP Vojvodina, Yugoslavia. 31 May 1988. p. 20. Retrieved 18 June 2024 – via Vajdasági Magyar Digitális Adattár.
  21. ^ "TV Zagreb – utorak, 31. svibnja – prvi program" [TV Zagreb – Tuesday 31 May - first program]. Glas Podravine (in Serbo-Croatian). Koprivnica, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia. 27 May 1988. p. 10. Retrieved 30 May 2024 – via Faculty of Organization and Informatics in Varaždin, University of Zagreb [hr].
  22. ^ "Televizija" [Television]. Delo (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia. 31 May 1988. p. 14. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
  23. ^ a b "Čtvrtek 26. ledna" [Thursday 26 January]. Rozhlas [cs] (in Czech). Vol. 67, no. 5. Prague, Czech Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia. 16 January 1989. p. 8. Retrieved 19 May 2024 – via Kramerius [cs].