Eurovision Young Musicians 2000

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Eurovision Young Musicians 2000
Dates
Semi-final 110 June 2000
Semi-final 211 June 2000
Final15 June 2000
Host
VenueFinal: Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway
Presenter(s)Arild Erikstad [no]
Musical directorSimone Young
Directed byTorstein Vegheim
Executive producerAnne Rothing
Host broadcasterNorsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Websiteyoungmusicians.tv Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries24
Number of finalists8
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries Belgium
 France
 Germany
 Hungary
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Russia
Non-returning countries Croatia
Cyprus Cyprus
 Sweden
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Vote
Voting systemJury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician
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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. As said by the host Arild Erikstad [no], 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, conducted by Simone Young.[1] Seven countries returned to the contest, while Croatia, Cyprus and Sweden withdrew from the 2000 contest.[1]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Arild Erikstad [no] was the host of the 2000 contest. Norwegian jazz band The Brazz Brothers performed during the interval.[1]

Results[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

A total of twenty-four 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[edit]

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]

Draw Country Performer Instrument Piece Result
01  Austria Martin Grubinger Percussion Canis Familiaris (Concertino fuer Schlagwerksolo und Orchester, op. 23) by Bruno Hartl -
02  Poland Stanisław Drzewiecki Piano Piano Concerto in E minor, op. 11, 3rd movement by Frederic Chopin 1
03  Hungary Ödön Rácz Contrabass Gran fantasia sulla Lucia di Lammermoor per contrabasso ed orchestra by Giovanni Bottesini -
04  France David Guerrier Trumpet Concertino pour trompette by Andre Jolivet -
05  Norway David Coucheron Violin Carmen Fantasie by Franz Waxman -
06  Finland Timo-Veikko Valve Cello Rondo for Cello and Orchestra, op. 94 by Anton Dvorak 2
07  Netherlands Gwyneth Wentink Harp Harp Concerto, op. 25, 3rd movement by Alberto Ginastera -
08  Russia Nikolai Tokarev Piano Concerto no. 1 for Piano and Orchestra by Peter Tchaikovsky 3

Jury members[edit]

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

Broadcasting[edit]

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round. Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Sweden and Turkey broadcast the contest in addition to the competing countries.[3]

Broadcasters in participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref.
 Austria ORF
 Belgium RTBF
VRT
 Czech Republic ČT
 Estonia ERR
 Finland YLE TV1
 France France Télévision France 3[a] [4]
 Germany ZDF
 Greece ERT
 Hungary MTV
 Ireland RTÉ
 Latvia LTV
 Netherlands NOS Nederland 3 Bo van der Meulen [5]
 Norway NRK NRK1, NRK P2 No commentator [6][7]
 Poland TVP
 Russia RTR
 Slovenia RTVSLO
 Spain TVE
  Switzerland SRG SSR DRS 2[b] [8]
TSR 2[c] [9]
 United Kingdom BBC BBC Two[d] Stephanie Hughes [10]
Broadcasters in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref.
 Croatia HRT
 Cyprus CyBC RIK Dyo [11]
 Denmark DR DR2[e] Lars Søgaard [12][13]
 Sweden SVT
 Turkey TRT

See also[edit]

References and notes[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Delayed broadcast on 30 October at 1:50 CEST (0:50 UTC)[4]
  2. ^ Delayed broadcast on 2 July at 15:05 CET (14:05 UTC)[8]
  3. ^ Deferred broadcast at 22:50 CET (21:50 UTC)[9]
  4. ^ Delayed broadcast on 29 July at 15:10 UTC[10]
  5. ^ Delayed broadcast on 2 September at 18:02 CET (17:02 UTC),[12] the second part was broadcast next Saturday on 18:11 CET (17:11 UTC)[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Eurovision Young Musicians 2000: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 2005-02-14. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Lundi 30 octobre" [Monday 30th October]. TV8 (in French). Zofingen, Switzerland: Ringier. 26 October 2000. p. 32. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via Scriptorium Digital Library.
  5. ^ "Televisie" [Television]. Leidsch Dagblad. 15 June 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Radio & TV". Finnmark Dagblad. 15 June 2000. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
  7. ^ "Eurovisjonens Grand Prix for unge musikere". NRK TV (television broadcast). 11 December 2023 [15 June 2000]. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via NRK.
  8. ^ a b "TV/Radio Sonntag" [TV/Radio Sunday]. Walliser Bote (in German). 1 July 2000. p. 19. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  9. ^ a b "Jeudi 15 juin" [Thursday 15th June]. TV8 (in French). Zofingen, Switzerland: Ringier. 8 June 2000. p. 57. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via Scriptorium Digital Library.
  10. ^ a b "The Eurovision Grand Prix for Young Musicians 2000". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Τηλεόρασης" [Television]. Charavgi (in Greek). Nicosia, Cyprus. 15 June 2000. p. 12. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via Press and Information Office [el].
  12. ^ a b "Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 2. september 2000" [All-time program overviews – Saturday 2nd September 2000]. DR. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 9. september 2000" [All-time program overviews – Saturday 9th September 2000]. DR. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

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