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Eurovision Young Musicians 1998

{{Infobox Song Contest

| name = Eurovision Young Musicians

| year = 1998

| logo =

| size =

| semi = 2 June 1998

| final = 4 June 1998

| presenter = Julian Rachlin

| musdirector = Dennis Russell Davies

| organiser = European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

| host = Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)

| venue = Konzerthaus
Vienna, Austria

| winmusician = {{ubl|{{Esc|Austria|Musicians}}|Lidia Baich}}

| vote = Jury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.

| entries = 18

| finalists = 8

| debut = {{Esc|Slovakia|Musicians}}

| return = {{Esc|Croatia|Musicians}}
{{Esc|Sweden|Musicians}}

| nonreturn = {{Esc|Belgium|Musicians}}
{{Esc|France|Musicians}}
{{Esc|Russia|Musicians}}

| Map Final = Y

| qualification_show = the preliminary round

}}

The Eurovision Young Musicians 1998 was the ninth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria, on 4 June 1998.{{cite web|title=Eurovision Young Musicians 1998: About the show|url=http://www.youngmusicians.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1693#About|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=5 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191458/http://www.youngmusicians.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1693#About|archive-date=2 January 2014|url-status=dead}} Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), musicians from eight countries participated in the televised final. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest at Musikverein in {{Escyr|1990|Musicians}}. A total of eighteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held two days earlier. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies.

{{Esccnty|Slovakia|Musicians}} made their début, while {{Esccnty|Croatia|Musicians}} and {{Esccnty|Sweden|Musicians}} returned to the contest. Three countries withdrew from the 1998 contest; they were {{Esccnty|Belgium|Musicians}}, {{Esccnty|France|Musicians}}, and {{Esccnty|Russia|Musicians}}.

The non-qualified countries were {{Esccnty|Cyprus|Musicians}}, {{Esccnty|Estonia|Musicians}}, {{Esccnty|Germany|Musicians}}, {{Esccnty|Greece|Musicians}}, {{Esccnty|Ireland|Musicians}}, {{Esccnty|Norway|Musicians}}, {{Esccnty|Poland|Musicians}}, {{Esccnty|Portugal|Musicians}}, {{Esccnty|Spain|Musicians}} and {{Esccnty|Switzerland|Musicians}}. Lidia Baich of host country Austria won the contest, with Croatia and United Kingdom placing second and third respectively.{{cite web|title=Eurovision Young Musicians 1998: Participants|url=http://www.youngmusicians.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1693#Participants|website=youngmusicians.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=5 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191458/http://www.youngmusicians.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1693#Participants|archive-date=2 January 2014|url-status=dead}} Baich had represented Austria at the previous edition in 1996, placing second.

Location

{{further|topic=the host venue|Konzerthaus, Vienna}}

File:Wiener Konzerthaus 2003.jpg

The Konzerthaus, a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, was the host venue for the 1998 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. Opened in 1913, it is situated in the third district just at the edge of the first district in Vienna. Since it was founded it has always tried to emphasise both tradition and innovative musical styles.

The Konzerthaus has the Vienna Symphony, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Wiener Singakademie and the Klangforum Wien in residence. Several subscriptions also include concerts by the Vienna Philharmonic and other organizations.

Format

Julian Rachlin was the host of the 1998 contest and performed during the interval.

Results

=Preliminary round=

Broadcasters from eighteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1998 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The official list of performers in the preliminary round is unknown. The following countries failed to qualify as noted in the booklet of the official compilation album.

class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"

! Country

! Broadcaster

! Performer

! Instrument

{{flagicon|Cyprus|1960}} {{esccnty|Cyprus|Musicians}}

| CyBC

| Nicolas Melis

| Piano

{{Esc|Estonia|Musicians}}

| ETV

| Hando Nahkur

| Piano

{{Esc|Germany|Musicians}}

| ZDF

| Korbinian Altenberger

| Violin

{{Esc|Greece|Musicians}}

| ERT

| colspan="2" {{Unknown}}

{{Esc|Ireland|Musicians}}

| RTÉ

| Cora Venus Lunny

| Violin

{{Esc|Norway|Musicians}}

| NRK

| Kristian Lindberg

| Violin

{{Esc|Poland|Musicians}}

| TVP

| colspan="2" {{Unknown}}

{{Esc|Portugal|Musicians}}

| RTP

| colspan="2" {{Unknown}}

{{Esc|Spain|Musicians}}

| TVE

| Leticia Moreno

| Violin

{{Esc|Switzerland|Musicians}}

| SRG SSR

| Francesco Piemontesi

| Piano

=Final=

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.

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|+Participants and results

! scope="col" | {{abbr|R/O|Running order}}

! scope="col" | Country

! scope="col" | Broadcaster

! scope="col" | Performer(s)

! scope="col" | Instrument

! scope="col" | Piece(s)

! scope="col" | Composer(s)

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Pl.|Place}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{Esc|United Kingdom|Musicians}}

| BBC

| Adrian Spillett

| Percussion

| Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, 3rd Mov.

| Joseph Schwantner

| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{Esc|Finland|Musicians}}

| YLE

| Kalle Toivio

| Piano

| Piano Concerto No. 2, 1st Mov.

| Sergei Prokofiev

| {{N/A

}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{Esc|Latvia|Musicians}}

| LTV

| Lauma Skride

| Piano

| Piano Concerto No. 2, 3rd Mov.

| Camille Saint-Saens

| {{N/A|}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4

| {{Esc|Slovenia|Musicians}}

| RTVSLO

| Borut Zagoranski

| Accordion

| Concierto para bandoneon presto

| Astor Piazzolla

| {{N/A|}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5

| {{Esc|Slovakia|Musicians}}

| STV

| Michal Sťahel

| Cello

| Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, adagio

| Edward Elgar

| {{N/A|}}

|-style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6

| {{Esc|Austria|Musicians}}

| ORF

| Lidia Baich

| Violin

| Violin Concerto no. 5, 1st Mov.

| Henri Vieuxtemps

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7

| {{Esc|Croatia|Musicians}}

| HRT

| Monika Leskovar

| Cello

| Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, adagio

| Edward Elgar

| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8

| {{Esc|Sweden|Musicians}}

| SVT

| David Sjögren

| Violin

| Violin Concerto, 3rd Mov.

| Peter Tchaikovsky

| {{N/A|}}

|}

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:

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Broadcasting

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.

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+ Broadcasters in participating countries
scope="col" | Country

! scope="col" | Broadcaster

! scope="col" | Channel(s)

! scope="col" | Commentator(s)

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|References}}

scope="row" | {{Flagu|Austria}}

| ORF

| ORF 2{{efn|Deferred broadcast in a shortened format on 7 June at 09:05 (CET)}}

| Otto Brusatti

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web|url=https://www.fernsehserien.de/eurovision-young-musicians/folgen/kurzfassung-des-abschlusskonzerts-1998-1234473|title=Eurovision Young Musicians Kurzfassung des Abschlusskonzerts (1998)|date=Jun 7, 1998|accessdate=Oct 22, 2024|via=www.fernsehserien.de|language=German}}

scope="row" | {{Flagu|Croatia}}

| HRT

| {{N/A

}

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

! scope="row" | {{flagu|Cyprus|1960}}

| CyBC

| {{N/A|}}

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Estonia}}

| colspan="2" | ETV

| {{ill|Eero Raun|et}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{cite news |title=Telekava |trans-title=TV schedule |url=https://dea.digar.ee/?a=d&d=eestipaevaleht19980604.1.11 |access-date=26 April 2024 |work=Eesti Päevaleht |date=4 June 1998 |page=11 |language=et |via={{ill|DIGAR|et}}}}{{Cite web|url=https://epl.delfi.ee/artikkel/50756907/suvamuusika-eurovisioonil-voitis-slaavi-kool|title=Süvamuusika Eurovisioonil võitis slaavi kool|website=Eesti Päevaleht|accessdate=Apr 22, 2025}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Finland}}

| YLE

| TV1

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" |

|-

! scope="row" rowspan="2"| {{Flagu|Germany}}

| colspan="2"|3sat

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{cite news |title=Radio og TV |trans-title=Radio and TV |url=https://www.nb.no/items/34f8832c93c3b48d1d26bab97dad3463?page=47 |access-date=26 April 2024 |work=Moss Dagblad |date=4 June 1998 |pages=47–48 |via=National Library of Norway}}

|-

| colspan="2"|ZDF{{efn|The contest was summarised in an edition of ...und morgen Weltstar? broadcast on 15 June at 00:00 (CET)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |date=13–19 June 1998 |title=Sonntag 14. Juni {{!}} Dimanche 14 juin |trans-title=Sunday 14 June |url=https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/swmxkh42m7/pages/102 |access-date=30 January 2025 |magazine={{lang|fr|Télé-Revue|i=unset}} |issue=24 |location=Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |pages=14–19 |language=de, fr, lb |via=National Library of Luxembourg}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Greece}}

| ERT

| {{N/A|}}

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Ireland}}

| RTÉ

| {{N/A|}}

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Latvia}}

| LTV

| LTV1{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 6 June at 21:20 (EEST)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | https://periodika.lndb.lv/periodika2-viewer/?lang=fr#panel:pa|issue:552301|article:DIVL163

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Norway}}

| NRK

| NRK1{{efn|Deferred broadcast on 7 June at 21:45 (CET)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Radio og TV |trans-title=Radio and TV |url=https://www.nb.no/items/8ddea1078225768328a7945d4b23b7a2?page=29 |access-date=26 April 2024 |work=Moss Dagblad |date=7 June 1998 |pages=30–31 |via=National Library of Norway}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Poland}}

| TVP

| TVP2

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Telewizja |trans-title=Television |url=http://bibliotekacyfrowa.eu/dlibra/show-content/publication/32765/edition/30349/ |access-date=29 January 2025 |work={{ill|Głos Koszaliński|pl|lt=Głos Słupski}} |date=4 June 1998 |location=Słupsk, Poland |page=15 |language=pl |via={{ill|Baltic Digital Library|pl|Bałtycka Biblioteka Cyfrowa}}}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Portugal}}

| RTP

| {{N/A|}}

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Slovakia}}

| STV

| STV2{{efn|Deferred broadcast on 6 June at 21:45 (CEST)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Sport/Tévé és Rádió – szombat |trans-title=Sport/TV and Radio – Saturday |url=https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/UjSzo_1998_06/?pg=70 |access-date=15 January 2025 |work=Új Szó |location=Bratislava, Slovakia |date=6 June 1998 |page=11 |language=hu |via={{ill|Hungaricana|hu}}}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Slovenia}}

| RTVSLO

| {{N/A|}}

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Spain}}

| TVE

| {{N/A|}}

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Sweden}}

| SVT

| {{N/A|}}

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Switzerland}}

| rowspan="2" |SRG SSR

| SF2

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=Jeudi 4 juin |trans-title=Thursday 4th June |url=https://scriptorium.ch/s/tyQy5jDqXt |access-date=25 April 2024 |work=Le Matin |publisher=Tamedia Publications |date=28 May 1996 |location=Lausanne, Switzerland |pages=53, 55 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}

|-

| TSR 2

| {{ill|Jean-Pierre Pastori|fr}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|United Kingdom}}

| BBC

| BBC Two{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 14 June at 17:15 (BST)}}

| Stephanie Hughes

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/feadd9ea00884543b83e4a5090637656|title=BBC Young Musicians 98|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk|date=14 June 1998 |access-date=10 October 2022}}

|-

|}

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+ Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
scope="col" | Country

! scope="col" | Broadcaster

! scope="col" | Channel(s)

! scope="col" | Commentator(s)

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|References}}

scope="row" | {{Flagu|Belgium}}

| RTBF

| La Deux

| {{N/A

}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |date=30 May – 5 June 1998 |title=Donnerstag 4. Juni {{!}} Jeudi 4 juin |trans-title=Sunday 4 June |url=https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/46pkpwfgcv/pages/118 |access-date=30 January 2025 |magazine={{lang|fr|Télé-Revue|i=unset}} |issue=24 |location=Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |pages=38–43 |language=de, fr, lb |via=National Library of Luxembourg}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Canada}}

| TV5

| TV5 Québec Canada{{efn|Deferred broadcast on 28 June at 20:00 (EDT)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{cite news |title=Le dimanche 28 juin |trans-title=Sunday 28 June |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2886839 |access-date=2 December 2024 |work=Le Soleil Télé |date=27 June – 3 July 1998 |location=Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |pages=10–12 |via={{lang|fr|Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec|i=unset}}}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|France}}

| {{lang|fr|France Télévision|i=unset}}

| France 3{{efn|Delayed broadcast in a shortened format; two finalists featured as part of the programme Nocturnales from 13–16 September 1999}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web|url=https://scriptorium.ch/zoom/321750/view?page=34&p=separate&search=Nocturnales+eurovision&hlid=195336934&tool=search&view=1147,2950,1790,768|title=Scriptorium|website=scriptorium.ch|accessdate=20 August 2024}}

|-

|}

Official album

{{Infobox album

| italic_title = no

| name = Eurovision Grand Prix For Young Musicians

| type = compilation

| artist = Eurovision Young Musicians

| cover = EYM 1998 album cover.jpeg

| alt =

| released = 1998

| recorded = June 1998

| venue = Großer Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna

| studio =

| genre = Classical

| length = {{Duration|h=|m=|s=}}

| label = ORF, Casinos Austria Classic

| producer = Raimund Langner

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

Eurovision Grand Prix For Young Musicians was the official compilation album of the ninth edition of the contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by the host broadcaster ORF shortly after the contest in June 1998. The album featured live recordings of the eight finalists.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/23596622-Various-9-Eurovisions-Grand-Prix-F%C3%BCr-Junge-Musiker-1998|title=9. Eurovisions Grand Prix Für Junge Musiker 1998|accessdate=August 18, 2024}}

See also

Notes and references

= Footnotes =

{{Notelist}}

= References =

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{URL|http://www.youngmusicians.tv/|Official website}}

{{Eurovision Young Musicians}}

Category:Eurovision Young Musicians by year

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Category:1998 in Austria

Category:Music festivals in Austria

Category:Events in Vienna

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