Eurovision Young Musicians 1990 was the 5th edition of Eurovision Young Musicians. It consisted of two semi-finals on 24 and 25 May and a final on 29 May 1990, held at Musikverein in Vienna, Austria, and presented by Gerhard Toetschinger. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). The Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pinchas Steinberg accompanied all competing performers.
Musicians representing eighteen countries took part in the competition, with five of them participating in the televised final. Greece and Portugal made their début at this contest.
The winner was pianist representing the Netherlands, with violinist Koh Gabriel Kameda representing Germany placing second, and accordionist representing Belgium placing third.
Location
The Musikverein (also known as the "Wiener Musikverein") a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, was the host venue for the 1990 edition of Eurovision Young Musicians. It is the home to the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra.
The "Great Hall" () due to its highly regarded acoustics is considered one of the finest concert halls in the world, along with Berlin's Konzerthaus, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and Boston's Symphony Hall.Long, Marshall, "What is So Special About Shoebox Halls? Envelopment, Envelopment, Envelopment" , Acoustics Today, April 2009, pp. 21–25. None of these halls was built in the modern era with the application of acoustics science and all share a long, tall, and narrow shoebox shape.
The , or (Golden Hall), is about long, wide, and high. It has 1,744 seats and standing room for 300. The Skandalkonzert of 1913 was given there, and it is the venue for the annual Vienna New Year's Concert.
Format Gerhard Toetschinger was the host of the 1990 contest. 1988 winner Julian Rachlin performed as the interval act.
Participants and results Preliminary round Broadcasters from eighteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1990 contest, of which five qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify.
Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument Piece Composer CyBC Constantinos Stylianou Piano Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major Franz Liszt DR Violin Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 Henryk Wieniawski Yle Sharon Jaari Violin Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44 Max Bruch ERT Jánnisz Tszitszelíkisz Cello Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky RTÉ Patricia Moynihan Flute Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart RAI Vittorio Ceccanti Cello Cello Concerto in D minor Édouard Lalo NRK Piano Symphonic Variations César Franck RTP António Miguel Camolas Quitalo Trumpet Trumpet Concerto in E flat major Joseph Haydn TVE Fernado Alvarez Goicoechea Accordion Suite Iberoamericana Francisco Cano SVT Fredrik Fors Clarinet Clarinet Concerto Jean Françaix SRG SSR Rafael Rosenfeld Cello Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 Camille Saint-Saëns BBC Nicola Loud Violin Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Max Bruch JRT Dejan Božić Cello Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 Antonín Dvořák
Final Niek van Oosterum from the Netherlands won the contest. 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 NOS Piano Piano Concerto, Op. 16, 1st mov. Edvard Grieg 1 2 ORF Piano Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-major Franz Liszt 3 RTBF Accordion Accordion concerto in B-Major, 2nd and 1st mov. Nikolai Chaikin 3 4 ZDF Koh Gabriel Kameda Violin Violin Concerto in D-Major, Op. 77, 1st mov. Johannes Brahms 2 5 FR3 Anne Gastinel Cello Cello Concerto in B-Minor, Op. 104, 1st mov. Antonin Dvorak
Jury members The jury members consisted of the following:
/ – Carole Dawn Reinhart – Rainer Küchl – Václav Neumann (head) – Philippe Entremont – Günther Breest – Brian J. Pollard – Charles Medlam
Broadcasts
EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round. It was reportedly broadcast in 23 channels of the participating countries, and in Bulgaria, Romania and the Soviet Union via Intervision. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
+ Broadcasters in participating countries Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) ORF FS2 RTBF Télé 21 CyBC RIK DR DR TV YLE TV1 FR3 3sat ERT RTÉ RAI Rai Tre NOS Nederland 3 Annemiek Tan NRK Eyvind Solås RTP TVE SVT TV2 SRG SSR , DRS 2 , Espace 2 BBC BBC2 Humphrey Burton and Edward Gregson JRT TV Ljubljana 2 TV Zagreb 2
+ Broadcasters in non-participating countries Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) BNT TVR TVR 1 CT USSR
See also Eurovision Song Contest 1990
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