# 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 (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), 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. Greece and Portugal 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. Niek van Oosterum [nl] of the Netherlands won the contest.

## Location

The Musikverein (also known as the "Wiener 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" (Großer Saal) 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 (Golden Hall), is about 49 m (161 ft) long, 19 m (62 ft) wide, and 18 m (59 ft) 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

Gerhard Toetschinger was the host of the 1990 contest. 1988 winner Julian Rachlin performed as the interval act.

## Results
### Preliminary round

Broadcasters from eighteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1990 contest, of which five qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify.
* Cyprus – CyBC
* Denmark – DR
* Finland – Yle
* Greece – ERT
* Ireland – RTÉ
* Italy – RAI
* Norway – NRK
* Portugal – RTP
* Spain – TVE
* Sweden – SVT
* Switzerland – SRG SSR
* United Kingdom – BBC
* Yugoslavia – JRT

### Final

Niek van Oosterum from the Netherlands won the contest. The placing results of the remaining participants is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union.
Participants and results :
| R/O | Country | Broadcaster | Performer(s) | Instrument | Piece(s) | Composer(s) | Pl. |
| 1 | Netherlands | NOS | Niek van Oosterum [nl] | Piano | Piano Concerto, op. 16, 1st mov. | Edvard Grieg | 1 |
| 2 | Austria | ORF | Christine Heeger [de] | Piano | Piano Concerto No. 2, A-major | Franz Liszt | |
| 3 | Belgium | RTBF | Christophe Delporte [fr] | Accordion | Accordion concerto B-Major, 2nd and 1st mov. | Nikolai Chaikin | 3 |
| 4 | West Germany | ZDF | Koh Gabriel Kameda | Violin | Violin Concerto, D-Major, op. 77, 1st mov. | Johannes Brahms | 2 |
| 5 | France | FR3 | Anne Gastinel | Cello | Cello Concerto, B-Minor, op. 104, 1st mov. | Antonin Dvorak | |

## Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:
* Austria/ United States – Carole Dawn Reinhart
* Austria – Rainer Küchl
* Czechoslovakia – Václav Neumann (head)
* France – Philippe Entremont
* Germany – Günther Breest
* United Kingdom – Brian J. Pollard
* United Kingdom – Charles Medlam

## Broadcasts

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round. It was reportedly broadcast in 23 channels of the participating countries, and in Bulgaria, Romania and the Soviet Union via Intervision. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.