Eurovision Young Musicians 1998

Eurovision Young Musicians 1998
Dates
Final 4 June 1998
Host
Venue Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
Presenter(s) Julian Rachlin
Conductor Dennis Russell Davies
Host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Interval act Julian Rachlin
Participants
Number of entries 13 (8 qualified)
Debuting countries  Slovakia
Returning countries  Croatia
 Sweden
Withdrawing countries  Belgium
 France
 Germany
 Greece
 Poland
 Portugal
  Switzerland
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The Eurovision Young Musicians 1998 was the ninth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria 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 in 1990. A total of thirteen countries took part in the competition. 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. Seven countries withdrew from the 1998 contest; they were Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Poland, Portugal, and Switzerland.[1]

The non-qualified countries were Cyprus, Estonia, Ireland, Norway and Spain. Lidia Baich of host country Austria won the contest, with Croatia and United Kingdom placing second and third respectively.[2]

Location

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 thirteen 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.[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]

DrawCountryPerformerInstrumentPieceResult
01 United KingdomAdrian SpillettPercussionConcerto for Percussion and Orchestra, mov. 3 by Joseph Schwantner3
02 FinlandKalle ToivioPianoConcerto for Piano and Orchestra, no. 2, 1st Mov. by Sergei Prokofiev-
03 LatviaLauma SkridePianoConcerto for Piano and Orchestra, no. 2, 3rd Mov. by Camille Saint-Saens-
04 SloveniaBorut ZagoranskiAccordionConcierto para bandoneon presto by Astor Piazzolla-
05 SlovakiaMichal SťahelCelloConcerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, adagio by Edward Elgar-
06 AustriaLidia BaichViolinViolin Concerto no. 5, 1st Mov. by Henri Vieuxtemps1
07 CroatiaMonika LeskovarCelloConcerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, adagio by Edward Elgar2
08 SwedenDavid SjögrenViolinViolin Concerto 3rd Mov. by Peter Tchaikovsky-

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

  •  United States – Yehudi Menuhin (head)
  •  Ukraine – Vadim Brodski
  •  France – Gérard Caussé
  • Friedrich Doligal
  •  Slovakia – Jack Martin Händler
  •  Georgia – Nana Yashvili
  • Eric Kushner
  •  Russia – Alexei Lyubimov

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Eurovision Young Musicians 1998: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Musicians 1998: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
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