Eurovision Young Musicians 1988

The Eurovision Young Musicians 1988 was the fourth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster NOS, musicians from six countries participated in the televised final. Despite the contest being held in Amsterdam, host country Netherlands failed to qualify for the final alongside Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Yugoslavia. For the second year in a row, the host country did not qualify for the final. The participants could not be older than 19 by the time of the contest. The finalists were all accompanied by the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest under the leadership of Sergiu Comissiona.

Austria's Julian Rachlin won the contest, with Norway's Leif Ove Andsnes and Italy's Domenico Nordio placing second and third respectively.

Presenters
The host for the 1988 Contest was Martine Bijl, a singer, actress, writer, presenter and comedian.

Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following:
 * Denmark – Anette Faaborg (host of the Eurovision Young Musicians 1986)
 * Finland – Osmo Vänskä
 * France – Pascal Rogé
 * Germany – Elmar Weingarten
 * Italy – Roberto Benzi (head juror)
 * Netherlands – Marco Riaskoff
 * Netherlands – Herman Krebbers
 * Sweden – Sören Hermansson
 * United Kingdom – William Pleeth