Eurovision Young Musicians 1988 was the 4th edition of Eurovision Young Musicians. It consisted of two semi-finals on 26 and 27 May and a final on 31 May 1988, held at Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and presented by Martine Bijl. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS). The Radio Filharmonisch Orkest conducted by Sergiu Comissiona accompanied all competing performers.

Musicians representing sixteen countries took part in the competition, with six of them participating in the televised final. Cyprus and Spain made their début, however Israel decided not to participate.

The winner was violinist Julian Rachlin representing Austria, with pianist Leif Ove Andsnes representing Norway placing second, and violinist Domenico Nordio representing Italy placing third.

Location

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

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. 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 HallApril 11, 1888: Concertgebouw, Home of Nearly Perfect Acoustics, OpensR.W. Apple, Jr., Apple's America (North Point Press, 2005), . and the Musikverein in Vienna.

Format Martine Bijl was the host of the 1988 contest. 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.

Participants and 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.

Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument Piece Composer RTBF Eliane Reyes Piano Piano Concerto in D, Op. 21 Joseph Haydn CyBC Plotinos Mikromatis Piano Konzertstück in F, Op. 79 Carl Maria von Weber DR Nikolaj Znaider Violin Violin Concerto No. 5 Henri Vieuxtemps FR3 Henri Demarquette Cello Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 23 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky RTÉ Dearbhla Collins Piano Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26 Sergei Prokofiev NOS Wibi Soerjadi Piano Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Sergei Rachmaninov TVE José Ramon Mendez Piano Piano Concerto No. 1, in E flat Franz Liszt SVT Henrik Peterson Violin Violin Concerto No. 5 Henri Vieuxtemps SRG SSR Cello Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 23 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky JRT Violeta Smailovic Violin Violin Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 61 Camille Saint-Saëns

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.

+Participants and results Country Broadcaster Performer(s) Instrument Piece(s) Composer(s) 1 YLE Violin Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, KV 219 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 2 BBC David Pyatt Horn Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat, Op.11 Richard Strauss 3 RAI Domenico Nordio Violin Violin Concerto in d, Op.47 Jean Sibelius 3 4 ZDF Nikolai Schneider Cello Cello Concerto No. 1 in a, Op.33 Camille Saint-Saëns 5 ORF Julian Rachlin Violin Violin Concerto No. 2 in d, Op.22 Henryk Wieniawski 1 6 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:

– – Osmo Vänskä – Pascal Rogé – – Roberto Benzi (President) – Marco Riaskoff – Herman Krebbers – – William Pleeth

Broadcasts

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round. 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 Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) ORF FS2 RTBF Télé 21 Philippe Duposty CyBC RIK DR DR TV, DR P2 Niels Oxenvad YLE Inari Teinilä FR3 3sat RTÉ Jane Carly and John O'Connor RAI Rai Tre Ilio Catani NOS Nederland 3, Radio 4 NRK TVE TVE 2 Carlos Usillos SVT TV1 Sten Andersson SRG SSR , RSR 2 Eric Bauer Giusy Boni BBC BBC2 Humphrey Burton and Jane Glover JRT , TV Novi Sad, TV Zagreb 2 Milena Miloradović TV Ljubljana 2

+ Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) ČST Český rozhlas Vltava

See also Eurovision Song Contest 1988

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