Eurovision Young Musicians 1990


The Eurovision Young Musicians 1990 was the fifth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Musikverein in Vienna, Austria on 29 May 1990. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk, musicians from five 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 Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pinchas Steinberg. and made their début at the 1990 contest.
The non-qualified countries were Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Yugoslavia. The semifinal took place between 24 and 25 May. of the Netherlands won the contest.

Location

The Musikverein a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, was the host venue for the 1990 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. It is the home to the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra.
The "Great Hall" due to its highly regarded acoustics is considered one of the finest concert halls in the world, along with Berlin's Konzerthaus, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and Boston's Symphony Hall. None of these halls was built in the modern era with the application of acoustics science and all share a long, tall, and narrow shoebox shape.
The Großer Musikvereinssaal, or Goldener Saal, is about long, wide, and high. It has 1,744 seats and standing room for 300. The Skandalkonzert of 1913 was given there, and it is the venue for the annual Vienna New Year's Concert.

Format

was the host of the 1990 contest.

Results

Preliminary round

A total of eighteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1990 contest, of which five qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.
of the Netherlands won the contest. The placing results of the remaining participants is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union.
DrawCountryPerformerInstrumentPieceResult
01Niek van OosterumPianoConcert for Piano and Orchestra a-minor op. 16, 1 Mov. by Edvard Grieg1
02Christine HeegerPianoConcert for Piano and Orchestra num. 2, A-major by Franz Liszt-
03Christophe DelporteAccordionConcert for Accordion and Orchestra B-Major, 2 and 1 mov. by Nikolai Chaikin3
04Koh Gabriel KamedaViolinConcert for Violin and Orchestra, D-Major, op. 77, 1 mov. by Johannes Brahms2
05Anne GastinelCelloConcert for Cello and Orchestra, H-Minor, op. 104, 1 mov. by Antonin Dvorak-

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:
EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round.