Eurovision Young Musicians 1988

Eurovision Young Musicians 1988
Dates
Semi-final 126 May 1988
Semi-final 227 May 1988
Final31 May 1988
Host
VenueConcertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Presenter(s)Martine Bijl [nl]
Musical directorSergiu Comissiona
Directed byKlaas Rusticus
Executive supervisorFrank Naef
Executive producerStefan Felsenthal
Host broadcasterNederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
Participants
Number of entries16
Number of finalists6
Debuting countries
Returning countriesNone
Non-returning countries
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         Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the preliminary round     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1988
Vote
Voting systemJury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician
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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] Cyprus and Spain made their début, however Israel 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]

  1. ^ a b c d "Eurovision Young Musicians 1988: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Eurovision Young Musicians 1988: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2014.