Eurovision Young Musicians
Year2008
Semi 14 May 2008
Semi 25 May 2008
Semi2 venueTheater an der Wien
Vienna, Austria
Final9 May 2008
Final venueRathausplatz
Vienna, Austria
PresentersLidia Baich
Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz
ExproducerMichael Heinzl
ExsupervisorTal Barnea
DirectorHeidelinde Haschek
MusdirectorAleksandar Markovic
OrganiserEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU)
HostÖsterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
WinmusicianGreece
Dionysis Grammenos
VoteEach juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer
Entries16
Finalists7
Debut
ReturnGermany
Nonreturn

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2008 was the 14th edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. It consisted of two semi-finals on 4 and 5 May, held at Theater an der Wien, and a final on 9 May 2008, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria, and presented by Lidia Baich and Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). The Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Aleksandar Marković accompanied all competing performers. This was the second time that the competition was held on an open-air stage and was the beginning of the annual Vienna Festival. ORF had previously hosted the contest in Austria in , , and .

Musicians from a total of sixteen countries took part in the competition, with seven of them participating in the televised final. Serbia (as an independent country) and Ukraine made their début while Germany returned. Five countries decided not to participate, they were Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, and Switzerland, while Serbia and Montenegro had ceased to exist since 2006.

The winner was clarinetist Dionysis Grammenos representing Greece, with pianist Roope Gröndahl representing Finland placing second, and violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing representing Norway placing third. Grammenos is the first woodwind player to win the competition (previous winners have played piano, violin, or cello). A new feature in 2008 was the audience prize, voted for by television viewers in the host country via SMS. Hemsing was the winner of this public vote.[1]

Location

Further information: Vienna

Rathausplatz, a square outside the Wiener Rathaus city hall of Vienna, was the host location for the 2008 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians final. The Theater an der Wien, a theatre in Vienna, Austria, hosted the semi-final round.[2]

Format

Lidia Baich and Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz were the hosts of the 2008 contest. The interval act was Angelika Kirchschlager performing "One Life to Live" alone and "We Dream Together" with the Vienna Boys' Choir.[2]

Results

Semi-final

A total of sixteen countries took part in the semi-final round of the 2008 contest, of which seven qualified to the televised grand final.[2]

Part 1 (4 May)

R/OCountryBroadcasterPerformerInstrumentPiece(s)R.
1CroatiaHRTMarin MarasViolin1) Sonata in c minor (Largo-Allegro moderato) (Francesco Geminiani)
2) Scherzino (Franjo Krežma)
3) Zigeunerweisen, op.20 (Pablo de Sarasate)
2United KingdomBBCPhilip AchilleHarmonica1) Little Suite (James Moody)Q
3AustriaORFSol Daniel KimCello1) 1st Movement of the Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano (Franz Schubert)
2) Variations on a Theme by Rossini (Niccolò Paganini)
4UkraineNTUAnna FedorovaPiano1) Sonata, Op. 57, I mv. (Ludwig van Beethoven)
2) Trois Valses Opus 70 N1 (Frédéric Chopin)
3) Trois Valses Opus 34 N3 (Frédéric Chopin)
5GermanyWDRKathy KangViolin1) Sonata for violin and piano, 2. sentence - Allegro (César Franck)
2) Paganiniana (Nathan Milstein)
6SwedenSVTMaria VerbaitePiano1) Sonate in C-Dur Hob. XVI:50 (Joseph Haydn)
2) Piano Study in Mixed Accents (Ruth Crawford Seeger)
3) Islamey: Oriental Fantasy (Mily Balakirev)
7RomaniaTVRStefan BesanViolin1) The Strolling Fiddler for Violin solo, from the Suite (George Enescu)
2) Impressions from childhood in D Major Op.28 (George Enescu)
3) Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A Minor, Op.28 for Violin and Piano (Camille Saint-Saëns)
4) Miniature for Violin and Piano (Gheorghe Neaga)
8GreeceERTDionysis GrammenosClarinet1) Three Pieces for Clarinet solo (Igor Stravinsky)
2) Rigoletto Fantasia Di Concerto (Alamiro Giampieri)		Q

Part 2 (5 May)

R/OCountryBroadcasterPerformerInstrumentPieceR.
9FinlandYleRoope GröndahlPiano1) Bagatelle G-Moll, Op. 119, No. 1 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
2) Piano Sonata Op. 1 (Alban Berg)
3) Toccata (Maurice Ravel)		Q
10NetherlandsNPSSteven BourneCello1) Sonata for Cello and Piano (Claude Debussy)Q
11SloveniaRTVSLOJan GricarSaxophone1) Fantasie sur un theme original (Jules Demersseman)
2) Aria and Improvisation (Blaž Pucihar)		Q
12NorwayNRKEldbjørg HemsingViolin1) Tzigane (rapsodie de Concert) (Maurice Ravel)
2) Subito for violin and piano (Witold Lutosławski)		Q
13SerbiaRTSMina ZakićCello1) Impromptu G-Dur, Op.90 (Franz Schubert)
2) Introduction et Polonaise Brillante, Op.3 (Frédéric Chopin)
14CyprusCyBCOrfeas HiratosClarinet1) Sonáta: Allegro (Franz Danzi)
2) Fantasiestuecke I (Robert Schumann)
3) 4 Miniatures: Nos 3 & 4 (Bruno Brun)
15RussiaRTRAnastasia KobekinaCello1) Rondo (Luigi Boccherini)
2) Noktürn (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
3) At the fountain op. 20/2 (Karl Davidov)		Q
16PolandTVPMarta KowalczykViolin1) Fantasie Brillante sur Gounod's "Faust" op.20 (Henryk Wieniawski)

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.[1]

R/OCountryPerformerInstrumentPieceComposerResult
1SloveniaJan CricarSaxophonePequeña CzardaPedro Iturralde
2RussiaAnastasia KobekinaCelloCello Concerto in C Major, 1st mov.Joseph Haydn
3United KingdomPhilip AchilleHarmonicaChromatic Harmonica Concerto, 1st mov.Jascha Spivakovsky
4FinlandRoope GröndahlPianoPiano Concerto in B-flat Minor, 3rd mov.Peter Tchaikovsky2
5GreeceDionysis GrammenosClarinetClarinet Concerto, 4th mov.Jean Françaix1
6NetherlandsSteven BourneCelloElegieGabriel Fauré
7NorwayEldbjørg HemsingViolinCarmen FantasieFranz Waxman3

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[2]

Semi-final

Final

Broadcasting

Broadcasters in 18 countries received the competition live via the Eurovision Network and broadcast it in their territories. The competition was broadcast also in Iceland and Lithuania in addition to the competing countries.[3]

Broadcasters in participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Channel(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)
AustriaORFORF 2
CroatiaHRT
CyprusCyBC
FinlandYleYle Teema[4][5]
GermanyARD (WDR)WDR Fernsehen[a][6]
3sat[b][7]
GreeceERT
NetherlandsNPS
NorwayNRKNRK1[8]
PolandTVP
RomaniaTVRTVR CulturalAlexandru Tomescu[9]
RussiaRTRKTVC
SerbiaRTS
SloveniaRTVSLO
SwedenSVTSVT2[c][10]
UkraineNTU
United KingdomBBCBBC Four[d]Nicola Loud[11][12]
Broadcasters in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcaster
IcelandRÚV
LithuaniaLRT

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 2008: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 2008: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Eurovision Young Musicians - Final Press Release". youngmusicians.tv. EBU. 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Roope Gröndahl Eurovision nuorten solistien kilpailun finaaliin". Yle Uutiset. May 6, 2008.
  5. ^ "Pianisti Roope Gröndahl kilpailee Eurovision nuorten solistien finaalissa". Yle Uutiset. May 9, 2008.
  6. ^ KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co (June 29, 2008). "Eurovision Young Musicians Folge 14: Wien 2008". – via www.fernsehserien.de.
  7. ^ "BnL Viewer". viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu
  8. ^ "På TV – lørdag 9. mai". Rogalands Avis. 9 May 2008. pp. 54–55. Retrieved 4 May 2024. – via National Library of Norway
  9. ^ Dobrescu, Petre (April 30, 2008). "Stefan Besan reprezinta Romania la Eurovision Young Musicians 2008". Libertatea
  10. ^ "Välkommen till SMDB". smdb.kb.se
  11. ^ "BBC Two - Eurovision Young Musicians, 2008". BBC
  12. ^ "Weaver's Week 2008-05-18 | UKGameshows". www.ukgameshows.com
  1. ^ Deffered broadcast on 29 June at 10:50[6]
  2. ^ Deffered broadcast at 21:20[7]
  3. ^ Deffered broadcast on 11 May at 18:15[10]
  4. ^ Deffered broadcast, in a shortened format, on 16 May at 20:00[11]