The Eurovision Young Musicians 2000 was the tenth edition of the

Eurovision Young Musicians Eurovision Young Musicians (), often shortened to EYM, or Young Musicians, is a biennial classical music competition for musicians aged between 12 and 21. It is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) between members of the union, who ...

, held at

Grieg Hall Grieg Hall () is a 1,500 seat concert hall located on Edvard Griegs' square in Bergen, Norway. Grieghallen was named in honor of Bergen-born composer Edvard Grieg, who served as music director of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra from 1880 until ...

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, Norway, on 15 June 2000. Organised by the

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(EBU) and host broadcaster

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(NRK), musicians from eight countries participated in the televised final. As said by the host , a total of twenty-four countries took part in the competition. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra ( Norwegian: Bergen filharmoniske orkester) is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall. History Established in 1765 under the name ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The M ...

, conducted by

Simone Young Simone Margaret Young AM (born 2 March 1961) is an Australian conductor and academic teacher. She is currently chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Biography and career Young was born in Sydney, of Irish ancestry on her father' ...

. Five countries returned to the contest, whilst Czech Republic and Turkey made their debut. The non-qualified countries were , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .

Stanisław Drzewiecki Stanisław Drzewiecki (born 1987) is a Polish pianist and composer. His parents are Russian pianist Tatiana Shebanova and Polish pianist Jarosław Drzewiecki. Drzewiecki began playing the piano aged four and made his first stage appearance aged fi ...

of Poland won the contest, with Finland and Russia placing second and third respectively.

Location

The

(), a 1,500-seat concert hall in

, Norway, was the host venue for the 2000 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. It has been the home of the

since the hall's completion in 1978. It hosted the

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, 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 Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic music, Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwid ...

, who was music director of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra from 1880 until 1882.

Format

was the host of the 2000 contest. Norwegian

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performed during the interval.

Results

Preliminary round

Broadcasters from twenty-four countries took part in the preliminary round of the 2000 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify.

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.

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following: * –

Esa-Pekka Salonen Esa-Pekka Salonen (; born 30 June 1958) is a Finnish conducting, conductor and composer. He is the music director of the San Francisco Symphony and conductor laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra in London and the Sw ...

* – Michael Thompson * – Beata Schanda * –

Michael Collins Michael Collins or Mike Collins most commonly refers to: * Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890–1922), Irish revolutionary leader, soldier, and politician * Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021), American astronaut, member of Apollo 11 and Ge ...

* –

Boris Kuschnir Boris Kuschnir (born 1948) is a Soviet Austrian violinist Background and early life Born in Kiev in 1948, he studied violin with at the Moscow Conservatoire and chamber music with Valentin Berlinsky of the Borodin Quartet. Career His many encou ...

* –

Evelyn Glennie Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, (born 19 July 1965) is a Scottish percussionist. She was selected as one of the two laureates for the Polar Music Prize of 2015. Early life Glennie was born in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, in Scotland. The i ...

* –

Leif Ove Andsnes Leif Ove Andsnes (; born 7 April 1970) is a Norwegian pianist and chamber musician. Andsnes has made several recordings for Virgin and EMI. In 2012, he signed with Sony Classical, and recorded for the label the "Beethoven Journey" project, whi ...

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.

References and notes

Footnotes

References

External links

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