Selected from 16 European contestants aged no more than 19, the seven finalists from Slovenia, Russia, UK, Finland, Greece, Holland, and Norway performed live during the Gala Final which marked the opening of the annual Vienna Festival. The young musicians were accompanied by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Aleksandar Markovic, which also performed Leonard Bernstein's Candide overture during the interval.
Head of sound for the event was Adolf Toegel who was using the iLive system - comprising an iDR10 Mixrack and iLive-144 control surface - with an EtherSound module to record the whole orchestra live via a 64-channel interface during rehearsals. This enabled him to 'fine tune' the mix at home, saving time during rehearsals.
(Jim Evans)
