Eurovision Young Musicians 2000

Eurovision Young Musicians 2000
Eurovision Young Musicians 2000
Dates
Semi-final 1	10 June 2000
Semi-final 2	11 June 2000
Final	15 June 2000
Host
Venue	Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway
Presenter(s)	Arild Erikstad
Musical director	Simone Young
Directed by	Torstein Vegheim
Executive producer	Anne Rothing
Host broadcaster	Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Website	youngmusicians.tv
Participants
Number of entries	18 (8 qualified)
Debuting countries	None
Returning countries	Belgium; France; Germany; Hungary; Netherlands; Poland; Russia; Switzerland
Non-returning countries	Croatia; Cyprus; Sweden
	Participation map frameless}} 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 musician	Poland; Stanisław Drzewiecki;
	1998 ← Eurovision Young Musicians → 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 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]

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

The Grieg Hall (Template:Lang-no), 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]

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 Fantasy 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