The Eurovision Young Musicians 2008 was the fourteenth 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 the Rathausplatz in

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, Austria, on 9 May 2008. Organised by the

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(EBU) and host broadcaster

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(ORF), musicians from seven countries participated in the televised final. This was the second time that the competition was held on an open-air stage and was the beginning of the annual

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. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest in , and 2006. A total of sixteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held at the

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on 4 and 5 May 2008. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the

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, conducted by

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. (as an independent nation) and made their début while returned. Five countries decided not to participate, they were , , , and , while had ceased to exist since 2006.

Dionysios Grammenos The name Dionysius (; ''Dionysios'', "of Dionysus"; ) was common in classical and post-classical times. Etymologically it is a nominalized adjective formed with a -ios suffix from the stem Dionys- of the name of the Greek god, Dionysus, parallel ...

of Greece won the contest, with Finland and Norway placing second and third respectively. Grammenos is the first woodwind player to win the competition (previous winners have played piano, violin or cello). A new feature in 2008 was the audience prize, voted for by television viewers in the host country via

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. The third prize winning Norwegian violinist

Eldbjørg Hemsing Eldbjørg Hemsing (born 16 February 1990) is a Norwegian violinist known for her interpretations of both classical and contemporary repertoire. She has premiered numerous works by composers such as Tan Dun and Anders Hillborg and has performed a ...

was the winner of this public vote.

Location

Rathausplatz, a square outside the Wiener Rathaus city hall of Vienna, was the host location for the 2008 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians final. The

, a theatre in Vienna, Austria, hosted the semi-final round.

Format

and were the hosts of the 2008 contest. The interval act was

Angelika Kirchschlager Angelika Kirchschlager (born 24 November 1965, Salzburg) is an Austrian mezzo-soprano opera and lieder singer. Career Kirchschlager began her musical training at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, where she studied percussion and piano. In 1984, she w ...

performing "One Life to Live" alone and "We Dream Together" with the

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Results

Semi-final

A total of sixteen countries took part in the semi-final round of the 2008 contest, of which seven qualified to the televised grand final.

Part 1 (4 May)

Part 2 (5 May)

File:Kirchschlager1.jpg, Kirchschlager performing on stage File:Grammenos.jpg, Winner, Dionysios Grammenos from Greece

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:

Semi-final

* –

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* – Günter Voglmayr * – * – Ranko Marković * – * –

Jerzy Maksymiuk Jerzy Jan Maksymiuk (born 9 April 1936) is a Polish composer, pianist and orchestra conductor. Personal life Maksymiuk was born in Grodno, Second Polish Republic (now Belarus). He studied violin, piano, conducting and composition at the Warsaw ...

Final

* – Sir Roger Norrington (head) * – Ranko Markovic */ – Jeanette de Boer * – Lars Anders Tomter * – Günter Voglmayr * –

Alison Balsom Alison Louise Balsom, Lady Mendes, (born 7 October 1978) is an English trumpet soloist, arranger, producer, and music educator. Balsom was awarded Artist of the Year at the 2013 Gramophone Awards and has won three Classic BRIT Awards and thr ...

Broadcasting

Broadcasters in 18 countries received the competition live via the

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and broadcast it in their territories. The competition was broadcast also in Iceland and Lithuania in addition to the competing countries.

References

External links

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Location

Format

Results

Semi-final

Part 1 (4 May)

Part 2 (5 May)

Final

Jury members

Semi-final

Final

Broadcasting

See also

References

External links