The Eurovision Young Musicians 2000 was the tenth edition of the

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

, held at

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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. A total of eighteen countries took part in the competition. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the

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, conducted by

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

. Seven countries returned to the contest, while , and withdrew from the 2000 contest. 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 Tatiana Shebanova (russian: Татьяна Шебанова) (12 January 19531 March 2011) was a Russian pianist. Early lif ...

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

Location

The

( no, Grieghallen), a 1,500-seat concert hall in

, 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 foremost Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use of ...

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

Format

Arild Erikstad was the host of the 2000 contest. Norwegian

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The Brazz Brothers performed during the interval.

Results

Preliminary round

A total of eighteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 2000 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify. * * * * * * * * * *

Final

Awards were given to the top three countries. 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 orchestral conductor and composer. He is principal conductor and artistic advisor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, conductor laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and music dir ...

* – Michael Thompson * – Beata Schanda * – Michael Collins * –

Boris Kuschnir Boris Kuschnir (born 1948) is a Ukrainian-born Austrian violinist and academic. Background and early life Born in Kyiv in 1948, he studied violin with at the Moscow Conservatoire and chamber music with Valentin Berlinsky of the Borodin Quartet. ...

* –

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 indig ...

* –

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, Leif Ove Andsnes has signed to Sony Classical, and recorded for the label the "Beethoven Journe ...

Broadcasting

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round. Croatia, Denmark, Sweden and Turkey broadcast the contest in addition to the competing countries.

References

External links

* {{Eurovision Young Musicians Eurovision Young Musicians by year 2000 in music 2000 in Norwegian music Music festivals in Norway Events in Bergen June 2000 events in Europe