Eurovision Young Musicians 1988
eurovision young musician fourth edition eurovision young musician held concertgebouw amsterdam netherlands may organised european broadcasting union ebu host broadcaster nederlandse omroep stichting no musician six country participated televised final total sixteen country took part competition participant younger performed classical piece choice accompanied radio filharmonisch orkest conducted sergiu comissiona cyprus spain made début however israel decided participate nonqualified country belgium cyprus denmark france ireland netherlands spain sweden switzerland yugoslavia second year row host country qualify final semifinal took place may day televised final julian rachlin austria contest norway italy placing second third respectively concertgebouw also known royal concertgebouw concert hall amsterdam netherlands host venue edition eurovision young musician dutch term concertgebouw literally translates english concert building april occasion building th anniversary queen beatrix bestowed royal title koninklijk upon building previously royal concertgebouw orchestra highly regarded acoustic concertgebouw considered one finest concert hall world along place boston symphony hall musikverein vienna martine bijl host contest participating country able send male female artist older year age represent playing classical piece choice accompanied radio filharmonisch orkest conducted sergiu comissiona queen beatrix netherlands special guest contest total sixteen country took part preliminary round contest six qualified televised grand final following country failed qualify award given top three country table highlight using gold silver bronze placing result remaining participant unknown never made public european broadcasting union jury member consisted following ebu member following country broadcast final round first time commentary box provided venue eurovision song contest official website