Eurovision Young Musicians 2000

{{further|topic=the host venue|Grieg Hall}}

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The Grieg Hall ({{langx|no|Grieghallen}}), a 1,500-seat concert hall in Bergen, Norway, was the host venue for the 2000 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. It has been the home of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra since the hall's completion in 1978.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

It hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, and is the host of the annual Norwegian Brass Band Championship competition, which occurs in mid-winter. The hall is named after Bergen-born composer Edvard Grieg, who was music director of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra from 1880 until 1882.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

{{ill|Arild Erikstad|no}} was the host of the 2000 contest. Norwegian jazz band The Brazz Brothers performed during the interval.

Broadcasters from twenty-four countries took part in the preliminary round of the 2000 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final.{{Cite web|url=https://arkiv.nrk.no/programoversikt/avansert/indexcf58-2.html|title=Eurovisjonens Grand Prix for unge musike|website=arkiv.nrk.no|accessdate=18 August 2024}} The following participants failed to qualify.

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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| {{Esc|Poland|Musicians}}

| TVP

| Stanisław Drzewiecki

| Piano

| Piano Concerto No. 1, op. 11, 3rd Mov.

| Frederic Chopin

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

| {{Esc|Hungary|Musicians}}

| MTV

| Ödön Rácz

| Contrabass

| Gran fantasia sulla Lucia di Lammermoor per contrabasso ed orchestra

| Giovanni Bottesini

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

| {{Esc|France|Musicians}}

| France Télévision

| David Guerrier

| Trumpet

| Concertino pour trompette

| Andre Jolivet

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| {{Esc|Norway|Musicians}}

| NRK

| David Coucheron

| Violin

| Carmen Fantasie

| Franz Waxman

| {{N/A|}}

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| {{Esc|Finland|Musicians}}

| YLE

| Timo-Veikko Valve

| Cello

| Rondo for Cello and Orchestra, op. 94

| Anton Dvorak

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

| {{Esc|Netherlands|Musicians}}

| NOS

| Gwyneth Joyce Wentink

| Harp

| Harp Concerto, op. 25, 3rd Mov.

| Alberto Ginastera

| {{N/A|}}

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

| {{Esc|Russia|Musicians}}

| RTR

| Nikolai Tokarev

| Piano

| Piano Concerto No. 1

| Peter Tchaikovsky

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The jury members consisted of the following:

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• {{flagu|Finland}} – Esa-Pekka Salonen
• {{flagu|United States}} – Michael Thompson
• {{flagu|Hungary}} – Beata Schanda
• {{flagu|United Kingdom}} – Michael Collins
• {{flagu|Austria}} – Boris Kuschnir
• {{flagu|United Kingdom}} – Evelyn Glennie
• {{flagu|Norway}} – Leif Ove Andsnes

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EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round.{{cite web|url=http://www.ebu.ch:80/en/union/news/2000/press_0900a.php|title=Norway to host 10th Eurovision Grand Prix for Young Musicians|date=14 February 2005|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050214045530/http://www.ebu.ch:80/en/union/news/2000/press_0900a.php|access-date=4 May 2018|archive-date=2005-02-14}} 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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| RTBF

| La Deux{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 29 June at 20:30 CET (19:30 UTC)}}

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| style="text-align:center" |{{cite web |title=Jeudi 29 juin – RTBF 2 |trans-title=Tuesday 29 June – RTBF 2 |url=https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/f60h30zfqf/pages/162 |publisher={{Langx|fr|Télé-Revue}} |access-date=17 May 2024 |language=fr, de, lb |page=57 |date=20 June 2000}}

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| VRT

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| HRT

| {{N/A|}}

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|CyBC

|RIK Dyo

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| ČT

| {{N/A|}}

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| DR

| DR2{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 2 September at 18:02 CET (17:02 UTC), the second part was broadcast next Saturday on 18:11 CET (17:11 UTC)}}

| Lars Søgaard

| style="text-align:center" |{{cite web |title=Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 2. september 2000 |trans-title=All-time program overviews – Saturday 2 September 2000 |url=https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=2000-09-02 |publisher=DR |access-date=20 April 2024}}{{cite web |title=Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 9. september 2000 |trans-title=All-time program overviews – Saturday 9 September 2000 |url=https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=2000-09-09 |publisher=DR |access-date=20 April 2024}}

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| ERR

| ETV{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 16 June at 22:40 EEST (19:40 UTC)}}

| {{ill|Eero Raun|et}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web|url=https://dea.digar.ee/?a=d&d=eestipaevaleht20000616.2.28.4&srpos=196|title=Eesti Päevaleht 16 juuni 2000 — DIGAR Eesti artiklid|website=dea.digar.ee|accessdate=22 April 2025}}

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

| YLE

| TV1

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

| France Télévision

| France 3{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 30 October at 1:50 CEST (0:50 UTC)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{cite news |title=Lundi 30 octobre |trans-title=Monday 30 October |url=https://scriptorium.ch/s/Bjy5KVE3ah |access-date=20 April 2024 |work=TV8 |publisher=Ringier |date=26 October 2000 |location=Zofingen, Switzerland |page=32 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}

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| colspan="2"|ZDF{{efn|The contest was summarised in an edition of ...und morgen Weltstar? broadcast on 3 July at 00:00 CET{{Cite web|url=https://www.presseportal.de/en/pm/7840/152837|title=Pressemitteilung / "... und morgen Weltstar? " / ZDF-Dokumentation über den Eurovision Grand Prix for Young Musicians 2000|date=29 June 2000|website=presseportal.de|accessdate=22 April 2025}}}}

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| ERT

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| MTV

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| RTÉ

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| LTV

| LTV1{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 17 June}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web|url=https://www.diena.lv/raksts/pasaule/krievija/ieva-rutentale-eirovizijas-konkursa-10716833|title=Ieva Rūtentāle Eirovīzijas konkursā|website=www.diena.lv|language=lv|date=10 June 2000|accessdate=18 August 2024}}

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| NOS

| Nederland 3

| Bo van der Meulen

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| NRK

| NRK1, NRK P2

| No commentator

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| TVP

| TVP2{{efn|Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 4 July at 19:30}}

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| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite journal|url=https://bibliotekacyfrowa.eu/dlibra/publication/34335/edition/32706|title=Głos Słupski, 2000, lipiec, nr 153|first=Mirosław|last=Kromer|date=4 July 2000|journal=Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna w Słupsku|accessdate=22 April 2025|via=dLibra}}

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| RTR

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| RTVSLO

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| TVE

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| SVT

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| DRS 2{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 2 July at 15:05 CET (14:05 UTC)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{cite news |title=TV/Radio Sonntag |trans-title=TV/Radio Sunday |url=https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=WAB20000701-01.1.19 |access-date=20 April 2024 |work=Walliser Bote |date=1 July 2000 |page=19 |language=de |via=e-newspaperarchives.ch}}

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| TSR 2{{efn|Deferred broadcast at 22:50 CET (21:50 UTC)}}

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| style="text-align:center" |{{cite news |title=Jeudi 15 juin |trans-title=Thursday 15 June |url=https://scriptorium.ch/s/hlNeaIeOtc |access-date=20 April 2024 |work=TV8 |publisher=Ringier |date=8 June 2000 |location=Zofingen, Switzerland |page=57 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}

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| TRT

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

| BBC

| BBC Two{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 29 July at 15:10 UTC}}

| Stephanie Hughes

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e0c7539332044705aab9a5a19406464f|title=The Eurovision Grand Prix for Young Musicians 2000|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk|date=29 July 2000 |access-date=10 October 2022}}

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• Eurovision Song Contest 2000

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• {{URL|https://tv.nrk.no/program/RKUM01000100|Full show on the NRK website}}
• {{URL|http://www.youngmusicians.tv/|Official website}}

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