Eurovision Young Musicians 1998

Eurovision Young Musicians 1998
Dates
Semi-final2 June 1998
Final4 June 1998
Host
VenueKonzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
Presenter(s)Julian Rachlin
Musical directorDennis Russell Davies
Host broadcasterÖsterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Participants
Number of entries18
Number of finalists8
Debuting countries Slovakia
Returning countries Croatia
 Sweden
Non-returning countries Belgium
 France
 Russia
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         Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the preliminary round     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1998
Vote
Voting systemJury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician
1996 ← Eurovision Young Musicians → 2000

The Eurovision Young Musicians 1998 was the ninth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Konzerthaus in Vienna on 4 June 1998.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), musicians from eight countries participated in the televised final. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest at Musikverein in 1990. A total of eighteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held two days earlier. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies.[1]

Slovakia made their début, while Croatia and Sweden returned to the contest. Three countries withdrew from the 1998 contest; they were Belgium, France, and Russia.[1]

The non-qualified countries were Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. Lidia Baich of host country Austria won the contest, with Croatia and United Kingdom placing second and third respectively.[2] Baich had represented Austria at the previous edition in 1996, placing second.

Location

Further information on the host venue: Konzerthaus, Vienna
Konzerthaus, Vienna. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 1998.

The Konzerthaus, a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, was the host venue for the 1998 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians.[1] Opened in 1913, it is situated in the third district just at the edge of the first district in Vienna. Since it was founded it has always tried to emphasise both tradition and innovative musical styles.

The Konzerthaus has the Vienna Symphony, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Wiener Singakademie and the Klangforum Wien in residence. Several subscriptions also include concerts by the Vienna Philharmonic and other organizations.

Format

Julian Rachlin was the host of the 1998 contest and performed during the interval.[1]

Results

Preliminary round

A total of eighteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1998 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify as noted in the booklet of the official compilation album.[1][3]

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  United Kingdom BBC Adrian Spillett Percussion Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, 3rd Mov. Joseph Schwantner 3
2  Finland YLE Kalle Toivio Piano Piano Concerto No. 2, 1st Mov. Sergei Prokofiev
3  Latvia LTV Lauma Skride Piano Piano Concerto No. 2, 3rd Mov. Camille Saint-Saens
4  Slovenia RTVSLO Borut Zagoranski Accordion Concierto para bandoneon presto Astor Piazzolla
5  Slovakia STV Michal Sťahel Cello Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, adagio Edward Elgar
6  Austria ORF Lidia Baich Violin Violin Concerto no. 5, 1st Mov. Henri Vieuxtemps 1
7  Croatia HRT Monika Leskovar Cello Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, adagio Edward Elgar 2
8  Sweden SVT David Sjögren Violin Violin Concerto, 3rd Mov. Peter Tchaikovsky

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

Broadcasting

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round.

Broadcasters in participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Austria ORF ORF 2[a] Otto Brusatti [4]
 Croatia HRT
 Cyprus CyBC
 Estonia ETV [5]
 Finland YLE TV1 [5]
 Germany 3sat [6]
 Greece ERT
 Ireland RTÉ
 Latvia LTV
 Norway NRK NRK1[b] [7]
 Poland TVP
 Portugal RTP
 Slovakia STV STV2[c] [8]
 Slovenia RTVSLO
 Spain TVE
 Sweden SVT
  Switzerland SRG SSR SF2 [9]
TSR 2 Jean-Pierre Pastori [fr]
 United Kingdom BBC BBC Two[d] Stephanie Hughes [10]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Belgium RTBF La Deux [11]
 Canada TV5 TV5 Québec Canada[e] [12]
 France France Télévision France 3[f] [13]

Official album

Eurovision Grand Prix For Young Musicians
Compilation album by
Eurovision Young Musicians
Released1998
RecordedJune 1998
VenueGroßer Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna
GenreClassical
LabelORF, Casinos Austria Classic
ProducerRaimund Langner

Eurovision Grand Prix For Young Musicians was the official compilation album of the ninth edition of the contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by the host broadcaster ORF shortly after the contest in June 1998. The album featured live recordings of the eight finalists.[3]

See also

Notes and references

Footnotes

  1. ^ Deferred broadcast in a shortened format on 7 June at 09:05 (CET)[4]
  2. ^ Deferred broadcast on 7 June at 21:45 (CET)[7]
  3. ^ Deferred broadcast on 6 June at 21:45 (CEST)[8]
  4. ^ Delayed broadcast on 14 June at 17:15 (BST)[10]
  5. ^ Deferred broadcast on 28 June at 20:00 (EDT)[12]
  6. ^ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format; two finalists featured as part of the programme Nocturnales from 13–16 September 1999[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Eurovision Young Musicians 1998: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Eurovision Young Musicians 1998: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b "9. Eurovisions Grand Prix Für Junge Musiker 1998". Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Eurovision Young Musicians Kurzfassung des Abschlusskonzerts (1998)" (in German). Jun 7, 1998. Retrieved Oct 22, 2024 – via www.fernsehserien.de.
  5. ^ a b "Telekava" [TV schedule]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 4 June 1998. p. 11. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via DIGAR Eesti artiklid.
  6. ^ "Radio og TV" [Radio and TV]. Moss Dagblad. 4 June 1998. pp. 47–48. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  7. ^ a b "Radio og TV" [Radio and TV]. Moss Dagblad. 7 June 1998. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  8. ^ a b "Sport/Tévé és Rádió – szombat" [Sport/TV and Radio – Saturday]. Új Szó (in Hungarian). Bratislava, Slovakia. 6 June 1998. p. 11. Retrieved 15 January 2025 – via Hungaricana [hu].
  9. ^ "Jeudi 4 juin" [Thursday 4th June]. Le Matin (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland: Tamedia Publications. 28 May 1996. pp. 53, 55. Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via Scriptorium.
  10. ^ a b "BBC Young Musicians 98". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 14 June 1998. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Jeudi 4 Juin – La Deux" [Thursday 4 June – La Deux] (in French, German, and Luxembourgish). French: Télé-Revue. 26 May 1998. p. 43. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Le dimanche 28 juin" [Sunday 28 June]. Le Soleil Télé. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. 27 June – 3 July 1998. pp. 10–12. Retrieved 2 December 2024 – via Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
  13. ^ a b "Scriptorium". scriptorium.ch. Retrieved 20 August 2024.