Eurovision Young Musicians 1984

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Eurovision Young Musicians 1984
Dates
Final22 May 1984
Host
Venue Victoria Hall
Geneva, Switzerland
Presenter(s) Georges Kleinmann  [ fr ]
Executive producerEric Bauer
Musical director Horst Stein
Executive supervisorFrank Naef
Host broadcaster Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Participants
Number of entries7 [a]
Debuting countries
Non-returning countriesFlag of Norway.svg  Norway [a]
  • EYM 1984 Map 2.svg
         Participating countries
Vote
Voting systemJury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician
1982 ←  Eurovision Young Musicians  → 1986

The Eurovision Young Musicians 1984 was the second edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland, on 22 May 1984. [1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), musicians who could be no older than 19 years of age, from seven countries participated in the televised final hosted by Georges Kleinmann. They were all accompanied by the Roman Swiss Orchestra, conducted by Horst Stein. [1] Finland and Netherlands made their début, while Norway withdrew from competition. [1] [2]

Contents

The Netherlands's Isabelle van Keulen won the contest, with Finland and the United Kingdom placing second and third respectively. [2]

Location

Victoria Hall, Geneva. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 1984. Geneve Victoria Hall 2011-08-08 17 48 29 PICT3685.JPG
Victoria Hall, Geneva. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 1984.

The Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland, was the host venue for the 1984 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. [1]

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. [3]

Format

Georges Kleinmann  [ fr ] was the host of the 1984 contest. [1] 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. [1] They were all accompanied by the Roman Swiss Orchestra, which was conducted by Horst Stein. [1] The winner received a cash prize of £1,000. [1]

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 is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union. [2]

Participants and results
R/OCountryBroadcasterPerformer(s)InstrumentPiece(s)Composer(s)Pl.
1Flag of France.svg  France FR3 Sabine Toutain ViolaViola concerto in D major Karl Stamitz
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC Emma Johnson ClarinetClarinet concerto No.2 in F-minor, Op.5, 2nd and 3rd Movs. Bernhard Henrik Crusell 3
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ZDF Andreas BachPiano Piano Concerto No. 1 Franz Liszt
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NOS Isabelle van Keulen Violin Violin Concerto No. 5 Henri Vieuxtemps 1
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SRG SSR Martina SchuchenCello Cello Concerto No. 1 Camille Saint-Saëns
6Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ORF Ghislaine FleischmannViolin Violin Concerto , 3rd Mov. Anton Dvorak
7Flag of Finland.svg  Finland [a] Olli Mustonen Piano Piano Concerto in G major Maurice Ravel 2

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following: [1]

Broadcasts

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the contest. Belgium and Yugoslavia broadcast the contest in addition to the competing countries. [4] 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
CountryBroadcasterChannel(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)
Flag of Austria.svg Austria ORF FS2 [c] [5]
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark DR DR TV, DR P2 Niels Karl Nielsen [6]
Flag of France.svg France FR3 [d] Charles Imbert [7] [8]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany ZDF [e] [9] [10]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands NOS Nederland 2 , Hilversum 4 Joop van Zijl [11] [12]
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden SVT TV1 [13] [14]
RR  [ sv ] SR P2 [15]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland SRG SSR TSR, RSR 2 Madeleine and Georges Kleinmann  [ fr ] [16]
TV DRS [f] [17]
TSI [f] [18]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom BBC BBC2 Humphrey Burton and Jane Glover [19]
Broadcasters in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcasterChannel(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium RTBF Télé 2 [20]
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia JRT

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 For a second time, the Nordic broadcasters (those from Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden) sent a joint participant, this year from Finland. In the competition, the musician represented the Finnish colors. [4]
  2. ↑ Stulen served as musical director for the Eurovision Song Contest 1976
  3. ↑ Delayed broadcast at 21:45 (CET) [5]
  4. ↑ Delayed broadcast on 27 May at 15:20 (CET) [7]
  5. ↑ Deferred broadcast at 22:05 (CET)
  6. 1 2 Broadcast through a second audio programme on TSR [16]

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