Eurovision Young Musicians 1984 was the 2nd edition of Eurovision Young Musicians, held on 22 May 1984 at the Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland, and presented by . It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (TSR) on behalf of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR). The Roman Swiss Orchestra, conducted by Horst Stein accompanied all competing performers.
Seven musicians representing ten countries participated in the contest. Musicians could not be older than 19 years of age. The Netherlands made its début. Finland, which also appeared on stage for the first time, as the previous year it was represented by Norway, jointly represented Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden.
The winner was violinist Isabelle van Keulen representing the Netherlands, with pianist Olli Mustonen representing Finland placing second, and clarinetist Emma Johnson representing the United Kingdom placing third.
Location
The Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland, was the host venue for the 1984 edition of Eurovision Young Musicians.
The concert hall located in downtown Geneva was built between 1891 and 1894 by the architect John Camoletti and financed by the consul of England, Daniel Fitzgerald Packenham Barton, who dedicated it to Queen Victoria and gave it to the city of Geneva. Currently, the Victoria Hall is mostly used for classical music performances.
Format was the host of the 1984 contest. Each participating country were able to send male or female artists who were no older than 19 years of age, to represent them by playing a classical piece of their choice. They were all accompanied by the Roman Swiss Orchestra, which was conducted by Horst Stein. The winner received a cash prize of £1,000.
Participants and results Awards were given to the top three countries. The table below highlights these using gold, silver, and bronze. The placing results of the remaining participants are unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union.
+Participants and results Country Broadcaster Performer(s) Instrument Piece(s) Composer(s) 1 FR3 Sabine Toutain Viola Viola concerto in D major Karl Stamitz 2 BBC Emma Johnson Clarinet Clarinet concerto No.2 in F-minor, Op.5, 2nd and 3rd Movs. Bernhard Henrik Crusell 3 3 ZDF Andreas Bach Piano Piano Concerto No. 1 Franz Liszt 4 NOS Isabelle van Keulen Violin Violin Concerto No. 5 Henri Vieuxtemps 1 5 SRG SSR Martina Schuchen Cello Cello Concerto No. 1 Camille Saint-Saëns 6 ORF Violin Violin Concerto, 3rd Mov. Anton Dvorak 7 Olli Mustonen Piano Piano Concerto in G major Maurice Ravel 2
Jury members The jury members consisted of the following:
– – – Marius Constant – Pierre Fournier – – – Aurèle Nicolet – Éric Tappy – Karl Engel – – Alun Hoddinott – Yehudi Menuhin (head juror) – Carole Dawn Reinhart
Broadcasts EBU members from the following countries broadcast the contest. Belgium and Yugoslavia broadcast the contest in addition to the competing countries. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
+ Broadcasters in participating countries Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) ORF FS2 Andrea Seebohm DR DR TV, DR P2 Niels Karl Nielsen FR3 Charles Imbert ZDF NOS , Hilversum 4 Joop van Zijl SVT TV1 SR P2 SRG SSR TSR, RSR 2 Madeleine and TV DRS TSI BBC BBC2 Humphrey Burton and Jane Glover
+ Broadcasters in non-participating countries Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) RTBF JRT
See also Eurovision Song Contest 1984
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