Eurovision Young Musicians 2000

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Eurovision Young Musicians 2000
Dates
Final 15 June 2000
Host
Venue Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway
Presenter(s) Arild Erikstad
Conductor Simone Young
Director Torstein Vegheim
Executive producer Anne Rothing
Host broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Interval act The Brazz Brothers
Participants
Number of entries 16 (8 qualified)
Returning countries  France
 Germany
 Hungary
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Russia
  Switzerland
Withdrawing countries  Croatia
 Cyprus
 Slovakia
 Sweden

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         Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2000
Vote
Voting system Jury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning song
Eurovision Young Musicians
◄1998 • 2000 • 2002►

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 sixteen 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, Slovakia and Sweden withdrew from the 2000 contest.[1]

The disqualified countries were Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Stanislaw Drzewiecki of Poland won the contest, with Finland and Russia placing second and third respectively.[2]

Location

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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 sixteen 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]

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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]

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

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

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See also

References

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