Eurovision Young Musicians 2000

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2000 was the tenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway on 15 June 2000.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (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 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Simone Young.[1] Seven countries returned to the contest, while Croatia, Cyprus and Sweden withdrew from the 2000 contest.[1]

Eurovision Young Musicians 2000
Dates
Semi-final 110 June 2000
Semi-final 211 June 2000
Grand final15 June 2000
Host
VenueGrieg Hall, Bergen, Norway
Presenter(s)Arild Erikstad
Musical directorSimone Young
Directed byTorstein Vegheim
Executive producerAnne Rothing
Host broadcasterNorsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Interval actThe Brazz Brothers
Websiteyoungmusicians.tv
Participants
Number of entries18 (8 qualified)
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries Belgium
 France
 Germany
 Hungary
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Russia
  Switzerland
Non-returning countries Croatia
Cyprus
 Sweden
Participation map
  •      Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2000
Vote
Voting systemJury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician

The non-qualified countries were Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Stanisław Drzewiecki of Poland won the contest, with Finland and Russia placing second and third respectively.[2]

Location
Further information on the host venue: Grieg Hall
Grieg Hall, Bergen. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2000.

The Grieg Hall (Norwegian: Grieghallen), a 1,500 seat concert hall in Bergen, Norway, was the host venue for the 2000 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians.[1] It has been the home of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra since the hall's completion in 1978.

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.

Format

Arild Erikstad was the host of the 2000 contest. Norwegian jazz band The Brazz Brothers performed during the interval.[1]

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.[1]

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.[2]

DrawCountryPerformerInstrumentPieceResult
01 AustriaMartin GrubingerPercussionCanis Familiaris (Concertino fuer Schlagwerksolo und Orchester, op. 23) by Bruno Hartl-
02 PolandStanisław DrzewieckiPianoPiano Concerto in E minor, op. 11, 3rd movement by Frederic Chopin1
03 HungaryÖdön RáczContrabassGran fantasia sulla Lucia di Lammermoor per contrabasso ed orchestra by Giovanni Bottesini-
04 FranceDavid GuerrierTrumpetConcertino pour trompette by Andre Jolivet-
05 NorwayDavid CoucheronViolinCarmen Fantasy by Franz Waxman-
06 FinlandTimo-Veikko ValveCelloRondo for Cello and Orchestra, op. 94 by Anton Dvorak2
07 NetherlandsGwyneth WentinkHarpHarp Concerto, op. 25, 3rd movement by Alberto Ginastera-
08 RussiaNikolai TokarevPianoConcerto no. 1 for Piano and Orchestra by Peter Tchaikovsky3

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

Broadcasting

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Eurovision Young Musicians 2000: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. "Eurovision Young Musicians 2000: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. "Norway to host 10th Eurovision Grand Prix for Young Musicians". European Broadcasting Union. 14 February 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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