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Eurovision Young Musicians 2008

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 [de] and Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz [de]. 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 1990, 1998, and 2006.

Eurovision Young Musicians 2008
Dates and venues
Semi-final 1
  • 4 May 2008
Semi-final 2
Final
Organisation
OrganiserEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Executive supervisorTal Barnea
Production
Host broadcasterÖsterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
DirectorHeidelinde Haschek
Executive producerMichael Heinzl
Musical directorAleksandar Markovic
PresentersLidia Baich [de]
Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz [de]
Participants
Number of entries16
Number of finalists7
Debuting countries
  •  Serbia
  •  Ukraine
Returning countries Germany
Non-returning countries
  •  Belgium
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Serbia and Montenegro
  •   Switzerland
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         Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2008
Vote
Voting systemEach juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer
Winning musician Greece
Dionysis Grammenos [el]
2006 ← Eurovision Young Musicians → 2010
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Musicians representing 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 [el] 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

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The final was held on the opening night of Vienna Festival 2008.

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

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Lidia Baich [de] and Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz [de] 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]

Participants and results

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Semi-final

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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)

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R/O Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument Piece(s) R.
1  Croatia HRT Marin Maras Violin 1) Sonata in c minor (Largo-Allegro moderato) (Francesco Geminiani)
2) Scherzino (Franjo Krežma)
3) Zigeunerweisen, op.20 (Pablo de Sarasate)		 N/a
2  United Kingdom BBC Philip Achille Harmonica 1) Little Suite (James Moody) Q
3  Austria ORF Sol Daniel Kim Cello 1) 1st Movement of the Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano (Franz Schubert)
2) Variations on a Theme by Rossini (Niccolò Paganini)		 N/a
4  Ukraine NTU Anna Fedorova Piano 1) Sonata, Op. 57, I mv. (Ludwig van Beethoven)
2) Trois Valses Opus 70 N1 (Frédéric Chopin)
3) Trois Valses Opus 34 N3 (Frédéric Chopin)		 N/a
5  Germany WDR Kathy Kang Violin 1) Sonata for violin and piano, 2. sentence - Allegro (César Franck)
2) Paganiniana (Nathan Milstein)		 N/a
6  Sweden SVT Maria Verbaite Piano 1) Sonate in C-Dur Hob. XVI:50 (Joseph Haydn)
2) Piano Study in Mixed Accents (Ruth Crawford Seeger)
3) Islamey: Oriental Fantasy (Mily Balakirev)		 N/a
7  Romania TVR Stefan Besan Violin 1) 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)		 N/a
8  Greece ERT Dionysis Grammenos [el] Clarinet 1) Three Pieces for Clarinet solo (Igor Stravinsky)
2) Rigoletto Fantasia Di Concerto (Alamiro Giampieri)		 Q

Part 2 (5 May)

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R/O Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument Piece R.
9  Finland Yle Roope Gröndahl Piano 1) Bagatelle G-Moll, Op. 119, No. 1 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
2) Piano Sonata Op. 1 (Alban Berg)
3) Toccata (Maurice Ravel)		 Q
10  Netherlands NPS Steven Bourne Cello 1) Sonata for Cello and Piano (Claude Debussy) Q
11  Slovenia RTVSLO Jan Gricar Saxophone 1) Fantasie sur un theme original (Jules Demersseman)
2) Aria and Improvisation (Blaž Pucihar)		 Q
12  Norway NRK Eldbjørg Hemsing Violin 1) Tzigane (rapsodie de Concert) (Maurice Ravel)
2) Subito for violin and piano (Witold Lutosławski)		 Q
13  Serbia RTS Mina Zakić Cello 1) Impromptu G-Dur, Op.90 (Franz Schubert)
2) Introduction et Polonaise Brillante, Op.3 (Frédéric Chopin)		 N/a
14  Cyprus CyBC Orfeas Hiratos Clarinet 1) Sonáta: Allegro (Franz Danzi)
2) Fantasiestuecke I (Robert Schumann)
3) 4 Miniatures: Nos 3 & 4 (Bruno Brun)		 N/a
15  Russia RTR Anastasia Kobekina Cello 1) Rondo (Luigi Boccherini)
2) Noktürn (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
3) At the fountain op. 20/2 (Karl Davidov)		 Q
16  Poland TVP Marta Kowalczyk Violin 1) Fantasie Brillante sur Gounod's "Faust" op.20 (Henryk Wieniawski) N/a

Final

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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/O Country Performer Instrument Piece Composer Result
1  Slovenia Jan Cricar Saxophone Pequeña Czarda Pedro Iturralde
2  Russia Anastasia Kobekina Cello Cello Concerto in C Major, 1st mov. Joseph Haydn
3  United Kingdom Philip Achille Harmonica Chromatic Harmonica Concerto, 1st mov. Jascha Spivakovsky
4  Finland Roope Gröndahl Piano Piano Concerto in B-flat Minor, 3rd mov. Peter Tchaikovsky 2
5  Greece Dionysis Grammenos [el] Clarinet Clarinet Concerto, 4th mov. Jean Françaix 1
6  Netherlands Steven Bourne Cello Elegie Gabriel Fauré
7  Norway Eldbjørg Hemsing Violin Carmen Fantasie Franz Waxman 3

Jury members

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The jury members consisted of the following:[2]

Semi-final

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Final

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Broadcasting

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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
Country Broadcaster(s) Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Austria ORF ORF 2
 Croatia HRT
 Cyprus CyBC
 Finland Yle Yle Teema [4][5]
 Germany ARD (WDR) WDR Fernsehen[a] [6]
3sat[b] [7]
 Greece ERT ET1 Alexis Kostalas
 Netherlands NPS
 Norway NRK NRK1 [8]
 Poland TVP
 Romania TVR TVR Cultural Alexandru Tomescu [9]
 Russia RTR KTVC
 Serbia RTS
 Slovenia RTVSLO
 Sweden SVT SVT2[c] [10]
 Ukraine NTU
 United Kingdom BBC BBC Four[d] Nicola Loud [11][12]
Broadcasters in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster
 Iceland RÚV
 Lithuania LRT

See also

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Notes

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  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]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Musicians 2008: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co (June 29, 2008). "Eurovision Young Musicians Folge 14: Wien 2008" – via www.fernsehserien.de.
  7. 1 2 "BnL Viewer". viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu.
  8. ↑ "På TV – lørdag 9. mai". Rogalands Avis. Stavanger, Norway. 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. 1 2 "Välkommen till SMDB". smdb.kb.se.
  11. 1 2 "BBC Two - Eurovision Young Musicians, 2008". BBC.
  12. ↑ "Weaver's Week 2008-05-18 | UKGameshows". www.ukgameshows.com.
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