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The Eurovision Young Musicians 1998 was the ninth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Konzerthaus in Vienna on 4 June 1998.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), musicians from eight countries participated in the televised final. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest at Musikverein in 1990. A total of thirteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held two days earlier. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies.[1]

Eurovision Young Musicians 1998
Dates
Semi-final	2 June 1998
Final	4 June 1998
Host
Venue	Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
Presenter(s)	Julian Rachlin
Musical director	Dennis Russell Davies
Host broadcaster	Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Interval act	Julian Rachlin
Participants
Number of entries	13 (8 qualified)
Debuting countries	Slovakia
Returning countries	Croatia  Sweden
Non-returning countries	Belgium  France  Germany  Greece  Poland  Portugal   Switzerland
Participation map      Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1998
Vote
Voting system	Jury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician	Austria Lidia Baich
1996 ← Eurovision Young Musicians → 2000

Slovakia made their début, while Croatia and Sweden returned to the contest. Seven countries withdrew from the 1998 contest; they were Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Poland, Portugal, and Switzerland.[1] Germany's withdrawal came as a particular surprise, as they had won the previous edition in 1996. The contest also saw the first withdrawal of the previous edition's host country, in this case 1996 hosts Portugal.

The non-qualified countries were Cyprus, Estonia, Ireland, Norway and Spain. Lidia Baich of host country Austria won the contest, with Croatia and United Kingdom placing second and third respectively.[2] Baich had represented Austria at the previous edition in 1996, placing second.

Location

The Konzerthaus, a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, was the host venue for the 1998 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians.[1] Opened in 1913, it is situated in the third district just at the edge of the first district in Vienna. Since it was founded it has always tried to emphasise both tradition and innovative musical styles.

The Konzerthaus has the Vienna Symphony, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Wiener Singakademie and the Klangforum Wien in residence. Several subscriptions also include concerts by the Vienna Philharmonic and other organizations.

Format

Julian Rachlin was the host of the 1998 contest and performed during the interval.[1]

Results

Preliminary round

A total of thirteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1998 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]

Draw	Country	Performer	Instrument	Piece	Result
01	United Kingdom	Adrian Spillett	Percussion	Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, mov. 3 by Joseph Schwantner	3
02	Finland	Kalle Toivio	Piano	Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, no. 2, 1st Mov. by Sergei Prokofiev	-
03	Latvia	Lauma Skride	Piano	Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, no. 2, 3rd Mov. by Camille Saint-Saens	-
04	Slovenia	Borut Zagoranski	Accordion	Concierto para bandoneon presto by Astor Piazzolla	-
05	Slovakia	Michal Sťahel	Cello	Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, adagio by Edward Elgar	-
06	Austria	Lidia Baich	Violin	Violin Concerto no. 5, 1st Mov. by Henri Vieuxtemps	1
07	Croatia	Monika Leskovar	Cello	Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, adagio by Edward Elgar	2
08	Sweden	David Sjögren	Violin	Violin Concerto 3rd Mov. by Peter Tchaikovsky	-

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

Broadcasting

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round. The Final was also broadcast in Germany and Switzerland.[3]

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest 1998

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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- [en] Eurovision Young Musicians 1998

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[ru] Конкурс молодых музыкантов «Евровидение-1998»

Евровидение для молодых музыкантов 1998 (англ. Eurovision Young Musicians 1998) — девятый конкурс молодых музыкантов «Евровидение», который прошёл в Австрии в 1998 году[1]. Финал конкурса состоялся 4 июня 1998 года на сцене Венского Концертхауса[1]. Победу на конкурсе одержала участница из Австрии Лидия Байх, играющая на скрипке[2]. Музыканты из Хорватии и Великобритании заняли второе и третье место соответственно[2].

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