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Eurovision Young Musicians 2008
Dates
Semi-final 14 May 2008
Semi-final 25 May 2008
Final9 May 2008
Host
VenueTheater an der Wien (s-f)
Rathausplatz (final)
Vienna, Austria
Presenter(s)Lidia Baich [de]
Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz [de]
Executive producerMichael Heinzl
DirectorHeidelinde Haschek
Musical directorAleksandar Markovic
Executive supervisorTal Barnea
Host broadcasterÖsterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Websiteyoungmusicians.tv Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries16
Number of finalists7
Debuting countries
Returning countries Germany
Non-returning countries
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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
2006 ← Eurovision Young Musicians → 2010

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 second time that the competition was held on an 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 Marković.[1] Serbia (as an independent nation) 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.[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

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Further information on the host city: Vienna
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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1]

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) 		DSQ
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) 		DSQ
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) 		DSQ
5  Germany WDR Kathy Kang Violin 1) Sonata for violin and piano, 2. sentence - Allegro (César Franck)
2) Paganiniana (Nathan Milstein) 		DSQ
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) 		DSQ
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) 		DSQ
8  Greece ERT Dionysios Grammenos 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 Gröhdahl 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) 		DSQ
14  Cyprus CyBC Orfeas Hiratos Clarinet 1) Sonáta: Allegro (Franz Danzi)
2) Fantasiestuecke I (Robert Schumann)
3) 4 Miniatures: Nos 3 & 4 (Bruno Brun) 		DSQ
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) DSQ
  • Kirchschlager performing on stage
    Kirchschlager performing on stage
  • Winner, Dionysios Grammenos from Greece
    Winner, Dionysios Grammenos from Greece

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.[2]

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 Dionysios Grammenos 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:[1]

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)
 Austria ORF
 Croatia HRT
 Cyprus CyBC
 Finland Yle
 Germany WDR
 Greece ERT
 Netherlands NPS
 Norway NRK
 Poland TVP
 Romania TVR
 Russia KTVC
 Serbia RTS
 Slovenia RTVSLO
 Sweden SVT
 Ukraine NTU
 United Kingdom BBC
Broadcasters in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster
 Iceland RÚV
 Lithuania LRT

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Eurovision Young Musicians 2008: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Eurovision Young Musicians 2008: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. 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.
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