| Eurovision Young Musicians | |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Semi1: | 26 May 1988 |
| Semi2: | 27 May 1988 |
| Final: | 31 May 1988 |
| Exsupervisor: | Frank Naef |
| Exproducer: | Stefan Felsenthal |
| Director: | Klaas Rusticus |
| Musdirector: | Sergiu Comissiona |
| Host: | Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) |
| Venue: | Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Vote: | Jury chose their top 3 favourites by vote. |
| Entries: | 16 |
| Finalists: | 6 |
| Return: | None |
| Map Final: | Y |
| Qualification Show: | the preliminary round |
The Eurovision Young Musicians 1988 was the fourth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 31 May 1988.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), musicians from six countries participated in the televised final. A total of sixteen countries took part in the competition. All participants had to be younger than 19 and performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest conducted by Sergiu Comissiona.[1] and made their début, however decided not to participate.[1]
The non-qualified countries were Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. For the second year in a row, the host country did not qualify for the final. The semifinal took place between 26 and 27 May, a few days before the televised final.[1] Julian Rachlin of Austria won the contest, with Norway and Italy placing second and third respectively.[2]
The Concertgebouw (also known as the "Royal Concertgebouw") a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands, was the host venue for the 1988 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians.[1]
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.[3] 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 Hall[4] [5] and the Musikverein in Vienna.[6]
was the host of the 1988 contest.[1] 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.[1]
A total of sixteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1988 contest, of which six qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.[1]
CyprusAwards 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]
| Draw | Country | Performer | Instrument | Piece | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Violin | Concerto for violin and orchestra no.5 in A, KV 219 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | – | ||
| 02 | David Pyatt | Horn | Concerto for French horn and orchestra no.1 in E flat, op.11 by Richard Strauss | – | |
| 03 | Domenico Nordio | Violin | Concerto for violin and orchestra in d, op.47 by Jean Sibelius | 3 | |
| 04 | Nikolai Schneider | Cello | Concerto for cello and orchestra no.1 in a, op.33 by Camille Saint-Saëns | – | |
| 05 | Julian Rachlin | Violin | Concerto for violin and orchestra in d, op.22 by Henryk Wieniawski | 1 | |
| 06 | Leif Ove Andsnes | Piano | Concerto for piano and orchestra no.3 in C, op.26 by Sergei Prokofiev | 2 | |
The jury members consisted of the following:[1]
EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round.[7] It was the first time that commentary boxes were provided in the venue.
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORF | ||||
| RTBF | Télé 21 | |||
| CyBC | RIK | [8] | ||
| DR | DR TV, DR P2 | Niels Oxenvad | [9] | |
| YLE | Inari Teinilä | |||
| FR3 | Alain Duault | [10] | ||
| ZDF | ||||
| 3sat | [11] | |||
| RTÉ | Jane Carly and John O'Connor | |||
| RAI | Rai Tre | Ilio Catani | [12] | |
| NOS | Nederland 3, Radio 4 | [13] [14] | ||
| NRK | Norwegian: [[NRK1|NRK Fjernsynet]]|i=unset | Sture Rogne | [15] [16] | |
| TVE | TVE 2 | Carlos Usillos | [17] | |
| SVT | TV1 | Sten Andersson | ||
| SRG SSR | German: {{ill|SRG Sportkette|de | Arthur Godel | [18] | |
| French: [[Radio Télévision Suisse|SSR Chaîne sportive]]|i=unset, RSR 2 | Eric Bauer | [19] [20] | ||
| Italian: [[Radiotelevisione svizzera|TSI Canale sportivo]]|i=unset | Giusy Boni | |||
| BBC | BBC2 | Humphrey Burton and Jane Glover | [21] | |
| JRT | [[RTS2 (Serbian TV channel)|TV Beograd 2]]|i=unset | Milena Miloradovic | [22] | |
| [23] | ||||
| TV Zagreb 2 | [24] | |||
| + Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries | |||||
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ČST | ČST1 | [25] |