Eurovision Young Musicians 1990

Eurovision Young Musicians 1990
Eurovision Young Musicians 1990
Dates and venue
Semi-final 1	24 May 1990;
Semi-final 2	25 May 1990;
Final	29 May 1990;
Venue	Musikverein; Vienna, Austria
Organisation
Organiser	European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Executive supervisor	Frank Naef
Production
Host broadcaster	Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Director	Claus Viller
Executive producer	Heidelinde Rudy
Musical director	Pinchas Steinberg
Presenter	Gerhard Toetschinger
Participants
Number of entries	18
Number of finalists	5
Debuting countries	Greece; Portugal;
	Participation map Finalist countries Countries eliminated in the preliminary round Countries that participated in the past but not in 1990;
Vote
Voting system	Jury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician	Netherlands; Niek van Oosterum;

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 of the Netherlands won the contest.