| Eurovision Young Musicians | |
| Year: | 1990 |
| Semi1: | 24 May 1990 |
| Semi2: | 25 May 1990 |
| Final: | 29 May 1990 |
| Presenters: | Gerhard Toetschinger |
| Exproducer: | Heidelinde Rudy |
| Exsupervisor: | Frank Naef |
| Musdirector: | Pinchas Steinberg |
| Director: | Claus Viller |
| Host: | Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) |
| Venue: | Musikverein, Vienna, Austria |
| Vote: | Jury chose their top 3 favourites by vote. |
| Entries: | 18 |
| Finalists: | 5 |
| Return: | None |
| Nonreturn: | None |
| Map Final: | Y |
| Qualification Show: | the preliminary round |
The Eurovision Young Musicians 1990 was the fifth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Musikverein in Vienna, Austria on 29 May 1990.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), musicians from five countries participated in the televised final. A total of eighteen countries took part in the competition. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pinchas Steinberg.[1] and made their début at the 1990 contest.[1]
The non-qualified countries were Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Yugoslavia. The semifinal took place between 24 and 25 May.[1] of the Netherlands won the contest.[2]
The Musikverein (also known as the "Wiener Musikverein") a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, was the host venue for the 1990 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians.[1] 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.[3] 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 49m (161feet) long, 19m (62feet) wide, and 18m (59feet) 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.
Gerhard Toetschinger was the host of the 1990 contest. 1988 winner Julian Rachlin performed as the interval act.[1]
A total of eighteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1990 contest, of which five qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.[1]
Niek van Oosterum of the Netherlands won the contest. 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 | Piano | 1 | |||
| 02 | Piano | - | |||
| 03 | Accordion | 3 | |||
| 04 | Violin | 2 | |||
| 05 | Cello | - | |||
The jury members consisted of the following:[1]
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.[4] [5]
| + Broadcasters in participating countries | ||||
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORF | FS2 | |||
| RTBF | Télé 21 | |||
| CyBC | RIK | [6] | ||
| DR | DR TV | Peter Borgwardt | [7] | |
| YLE | TV1 | [8] | ||
| FR3 | ||||
| 3sat | [9] | |||
| ERT | ||||
| RTÉ | ||||
| RAI | Rai Tre | |||
| NOS | Nederland 3 | [10] [11] [12] | ||
| NRK | Norwegian: [[NRK1|NRK Fjernsynet]]|i=unset | Eyvind Solås | [13] | |
| RTP | ||||
| TVE | ||||
| SVT | TV2 | Marianne Söderberg | ||
| SRG SSR | ||||
| German: {{ill|SRG Sportkette|de, DRS 2 | [14] | |||
| French: [[Radio Télévision Suisse|SSR Chaîne sportive]]|i=unset, RSR 2 | ||||
| Italian: [[Radiotelevisione svizzera|TSI Canale sportivo]]|i=unset | ||||
| BBC | BBC2 | Humphrey Burton and Edward Gregson | [15] | |
| JRT | [[RTS2 (Serbian TV channel)|TV Beograd 2]]|i=unset | [16] | ||
| [17] | ||||
| TV Zagreb 2 | [18] | |||
| + Broadcasters in non-participating countries | ||||
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNT | ||||
| TVR | ||||
| CT USSR | ||||
