Music competition edition
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.[ 2] [ 3] All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra , conducted by Simone Young .[ 1] Five countries returned to the contest, whilst Czech Republic and Turkey made their debut.[ 1]
The non-qualified countries were Belgium , Croatia , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , Germany , Greece , Ireland , Latvia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey and United Kingdom .[ 2] Stanisław Drzewiecki of Poland won the contest, with Finland and Russia placing second and third respectively.[ 4]
Location
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.[citation needed ]
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.[citation needed ]
Arild Erikstad [no ] was the host of the 2000 contest. Norwegian jazz band The Brazz Brothers performed during the interval.[ 1]
Results
Preliminary round
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.[ 5] [ 3] 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.[ 4]
Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following:[ 1]
Broadcasting
EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round.[ 6]
See also
References and notes
^ Represented by pianist Ayşedeniz Gökçin [ 2]
^ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 18 June at 09:05 CET (08:05 UTC )[ 7]
^ Delayed broadcast on 29 June at 20:30 CET (19:30 UTC )[ 8]
^ Delayed broadcast on 2 September at 18:02 CET (17:02 UTC ),[ 10] the second part was broadcast next Saturday on 18:11 CET (17:11 UTC )[ 11]
^ Delayed broadcast on 30 October at 1:50 CEST (0:50 UTC )[ 12]
^ Delayed broadcast on 17 June[ 13]
^ Delayed broadcast on 2 July at 15:05 CET (14:05 UTC )[ 16]
^ Deferred broadcast at 22:50 CET (21:50 UTC )[ 17]
^ Delayed broadcast on 29 July at 15:10 UTC [ 18]
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