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 producer Michael Heinzl
Host broadcaster ORF
Participants
Number of entries 16 (7 qualified)
Debuting countries  Serbia
 Ukraine
Returning countries  Germany
Withdrawing countries  Belgium
 Bulgaria
 Czech Republic
 Serbia and Montenegro
  Switzerland
Vote
Winning song  Greece
Dionysios Grammenos
Eurovision Young Musicians
◄2006 • 2008 • 2010►

The 14th Eurovision Young Musicians final was held in Vienna, Austria on 9 May 2008, during the Wiener Festwochen.

Out of the sixteen participants, seven were selected to perform in the televised final. 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 lead 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

Winners and remaining finalists

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

See also

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