Eurovision Young Musicians 2008

Eurovision Young Musicians 2008
Dates
Semi-final 1 4 May 2008
Semi-final 2 5 May 2008
Final 9 May 2008
Host
Venue Rathausplatz, Vienna, Austria
Presenter(s) Lidia Baich
Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz
Conductor Aleksandar Markovic
Director Heidelinde Haschek
Executive supervisor Tal Barnea
Executive producer Michael Heinzl
Host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Interval act Angelika Kirchschlager performing "One Life to Live" alone and "We dream together" with the Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna Boys' Choir)
Participants
Number of entries 16 (7 qualified)
Debuting countries
  •  Serbia
  •  Ukraine
Returning countries  Germany
Withdrawing countries
  •  Belgium
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Serbia and Montenegro
  •   Switzerland
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Vote
Voting system Each juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer
Winning song  Greece
Dionysios Grammenos
Eurovision Young Musicians
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The Eurovision Young Musicians 2008 was the fourteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria on 9 May 2008.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), musicians from seven countries participated in the televised final. This was the first time that the competition was held on a open air stage and was the beginning of the annual Vienna Festival. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest in 1990, 1998 and 2006.[1]

A total of sixteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held at the Theater an der Wien on 4 and 5 May 2008. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Aleksandar Markovic.[1] Serbia and Ukraine made their début while Germany returned. Five countries withdrew to the contest, they were Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Serbia and Montenegro and Switzerland.[1]

Dionysios Grammenos of Greece won the contest, with Finland and Norway placing second and third respectively. 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. The third prize winning Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing was the winner of this public vote.[2]

Location

For more details on the host venue, see Rathaus, Vienna.
Rathausplatz, Vienna. Host location of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2008 final.

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.[1]

Format

Lidia Baich and Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz were the hosts of the 2008 contest.[1]

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.[1]

Part 1 (4 May)

Country Performer Instrument Result
Germany Germany Kathy Kang Violin Failed to qualify
Greece Greece Dionysios Grammenos Clarinet Qualified
Croatia Croatia Marin Maras Violin Failed to qualify
Ukraine Ukraine Anna Fedorova Piano Failed to qualify
Austria Austria Sol Daniel Kim Cello Failed to qualify
Romania Romania Stefan Besan Violin Failed to qualify
United Kingdom United Kingdom Philip Achille Harmonica Qualified
Sweden Sweden Maria Verbaite Piano Failed to qualify

Part 2 (5 May)

Country Performer Instrument Result
Cyprus Cyprus Orfeas Hiratos Clarinet Failed to qualify
Finland Finland Roope Gröhdahl Piano Qualified
Netherlands Netherlands Steven Bourne Cello Qualified
Norway Norway Eldbjørg Hemsing Violin Qualified
Poland Poland Marta Kowalczyk Violin Failed to qualify
Russia Russia Anastasia Kobekina Cello Qualified
Serbia Serbia Mina Zakić Cello Failed to qualify
Slovenia Slovenia Jan Gricar Saxophone Qualified

Final

The 2008 winner, Dionysios Grammenos from Greece

Awards 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 Slovenia Slovenia Jan Cricar Saxophone Pequeña Czarda by P. Iturralde -
02 Russia Russia Anastasia Kobekina Cello Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in C Major, 1st movement by J. Haydn -
03 United Kingdom United Kingdom Philip Achille Harmonica Concerto for Chromatic Harmonica and Orchestra, 1st movement by M. Spivakovsky -
04 Finland Finland Roope Gröndahl Piano Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B-flat Minor, 3rd movement by P. Tchaikovsky 2
05 Greece Greece Dionysios Grammenos Clarinet Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, 4th movement by J. Francaix 1
06 Netherlands Netherlands Steven Bourne Cello Elegie by G.Fauré -
07 Norway Norway Eldbjørg Hemsing Violin Carmen Fantasie by F. Waxman 3

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

Semi-final

  •  Netherlands – Jeanette de Boer
  •  Austria – Günter Voglmayr
  •  Austria – Franz Bartolomey
  •  Austria – Ranko Marković
  •  Poland – Kaja Danczowska
  •  Poland – Jerzy Maksymiuk

Final

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Eurovision Young Musicians 2008: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Musicians 2008: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

External links

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