Eurovision Young Musicians 2008

Eurovision Young Musicians 2008
Dates
Final date 9 May 2008
Host
Venue Rathausplatz, Vienna, Austria
Presenter(s) Lidia Baich
Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz
Conductor Aleksandar Markovic
Director Heidelinde Haschek
Executive supervisor Tal Barnea
Executive producer Michael Heinzl
Host broadcaster ORF
Interval act Angelika Kirchschlager performing "One Life to Live" alone and "We dream together" with the Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna Boys' Choir)
Participants
Number of entries 16 (7 qualified)
Debuting countries
Returning countries  Germany
Withdrawing countries
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Vote
Voting system Each juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer
Winning song  Greece
Dionysios Grammenos
Eurovision Young Musicians
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The 14th Eurovision Young Musicians final was held in Vienna, Austria on 9 May 2008, during the annual Wiener Festwochen. Austrian public broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) was the host broadcaster for the event, having previously hosted in 1990, 1998 and 2006.

Candidates representing each participating European Broadcasting Union (EBU) member state participated in the semi-final. The semi-final round was held on 4 and 5 May 2008 at the Theater an der Wien. Out of these candidates the seven best were selected by an international jury to perform live as finalists in the show at the Rathausplatz on 9 May 2008.

Debuting this year in the competition were Serbia and Ukraine, but neither managed to reach the final. The finalists were accompanied by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under the leadership of Aleksandar Marković. Hosting the competition were Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz and former winner Lidia Baich.

The 18-year-old Greek clarinetist Dionysios Grammenos received the first prize, taking the title 'Eurovision Young Musician of the Year'. He 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 SMS. The third prize winning Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing was the winner of this public vote.

Jury

Semi-final

Final

Semi-final

Part 1 (4 May)

Country Performer Instrument Result
Germany Germany Kathy Kang Violin Failed to qualify
Greece Greece Dionysios Grammenos Clarinet Qualified
Croatia Croatia Marin Maras Violin Failed to qualify
Ukraine Ukraine Anna Fedorova Piano Failed to qualify
Austria Austria Sol Daniel Kim Cello Failed to qualify
Romania Romania Stefan Besan Violin Failed to qualify
United Kingdom United Kingdom Philip Achille Harmonica Qualified
Sweden Sweden Maria Verbaite Piano Failed to qualify

Part 2 (5 May)

Country Performer Instrument Result
Cyprus Cyprus Orfeas Hiratos Clarinet Failed to qualify
Finland Finland Roope Gröhdahl Piano Qualified
Netherlands Netherlands Steven Bourne Cello Qualified
Norway Norway Eldbjørg Hemsing Violin Qualified
Poland Poland Marta Kowalczyk Violin Failed to qualify
Russia Russia Anastasia Kobekina Cello Qualified
Serbia Serbia Mina Zakic Cello Failed to qualify
Slovenia Slovenia Jan Gricar Saxophone Qualified

Final

The 2008 winner, Dionysios Grammenos from Greece

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.

Pos Country Performer Instrument
1 Greece Greece Dionysios Grammenos Clarinet
2 Finland Finland Roope Gröndahl Piano
3 Norway Norway Eldbjørg Hemsing Violin
- Netherlands Netherlands Steven Bourne Cello
- Russia Russia Anastasia Kobekina Cello
- Slovenia Slovenia Jan Gricar Saxophone
- United Kingdom United Kingdom Philip Achille Harmonica

See also

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