Eurovision Young Musicians 1994

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Eurovision Young Musicians 1994
Eurovision Young Musicians 1994 logo.jpg
Dates and venue
Semi-final 1
  • 9 June 1994
Semi-final 2
  • 10 June 1994
Final
  • 14 June 1994
Venue Philharmonic Concert Hall
Warsaw, Poland
Organisation
Organiser European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Production
Host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP)
Executive producerMalgorzata Jedynak-Pietkiewicz
Musical director Kazimierz Kord
Participants
Number of entries24
Number of finalists8
Debuting countriesFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Macedonia (1992-1995).svg Macedonia
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Returning countriesFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Non-returning countriesFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
  • EYM 1994 Map 2.svg
         Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the semi-finals     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1994
Vote
Voting systemTop 3 chosen by professional jury
Winning musician
1992  Eurovision Young Musicians  1996

The Eurovision Young Musicians 1994 was the seventh edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Philharmonic Concert Hall in Warsaw, Poland, between 9 and 14 June 1994. [1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP), musicians from eight countries participated in the televised final. A total of twenty-four countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held in the same venue on 9 and 10 June 1994. Out of the 24 countries, 16 did not qualify to the final, including the host country Poland. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kazimierz Kord. [1]

Contents

Seven countries made their début, while Greece returned and the Netherlands as well as Yugoslavia withdrew from the 1994 contest. [1] It is, to date, the contest with the most contestants and the one closest to matching the number of participants in that same year's Eurovision Song Contest, with 24 to the Song Contest's 25. It also had the most overlap of any year, as all but five countries also competed in that year's Song Contest (the exceptions being Belgium, Denmark, and Slovenia, who had been relegated from the 1994 contest, and Latvia and Macedonia, who would not debut there for several years; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Malta, the Netherlands, Romania, and Slovakia didn't appear at the 1994 Young Musicians, but all save for Iceland would debut or return in the coming years).

The non-qualified countries were Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia and Spain. For the third time, the host country did not qualify for the final. [2] Natalie Clein of the United Kingdom won the contest, with Latvia and Sweden placing second and third respectively. [3]

Location

Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 1994. Filharmonia Narodowa w Warszawie 2020.jpg
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 1994.

Philharmonic Concert Hall in Warsaw, Poland, was the host venue for the 1994 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. [1] The building was built between 1900 and 1901, under the direction of Karol Kozłowski, to be reconstructed in 1955 by Eugeniusz Szparkowski. The director of the institution is Wojciech Nowak. [4] [5] It is the main venue of the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Since 1955, the institution organises the International Chopin Piano Competition. The building hosts the annual festival Warsaw Autumn. [6]

Results

Semi final

Broadcasters from twenty-four countries took part in the semi-final of the 1994 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify. [2]

CountryBroadcasterPerformerInstrumentPieceComposer
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia RTR Anna AjrapetiantsPianoAla Albeniz Rodion Shchedrin
Flag of France.svg  France France Télévision Nicolas DelclaudViolinMonologue Capriccio de la Vie d'artistaB. Petrov
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia HRT Ana Vidović GuitarSerenata española Joaquín Malats  [ es ]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland TVP Lukasz SzyrnerCelloDanse du diable vert Gaspar Cassadó
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ORF Bernard HufnaglTromboneSonatine for trombone and piano, Allegro vivance Kazimierz Serocki
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Cyprus CyBC Manolis NeophytouPiano Prelude and Fugue No.5 in D, Op. 87 Dmitri Shostakovich
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania LRT Vilhelmas ČepinskisViolinConcerto No.2, part IBalsis
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia RTVSLO Mate BekavacClarinetSolo de concours, Op. 10H. Rabasud
Flag of Macedonia (1992-1995).svg Macedonia MRT Kalina MrmevskaPiano Piano Sonata No. 3 , Op.28 Sergei Prokofiev
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland RTÉ Finghin Collins Piano Prelude No. 25 in C-sharp minor, Op.45 Frédéric Chopin
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece ERT Antonios SousamoglouViolinMonogramma for violin soloChristos Samaras
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain TVE Dolores Rodríguez ParedesGuitar Étude No. 11 Heitor Villa-Lobos
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NRK Rolf-Erik Nystrøm SaxophoneSuite pour saxophone alto et piano, part I Paul Bonneau
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ZDF Luise WiedemannBassoonSonate in F-major, Op.168, part II Camille Saint-Saens
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal RTP Ruben Da Luz SantosTromboneBachKurt Sturzenegger
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium RTBF David CohenCelloCantillene-jeuP.B. Michel

Final

Awards were given to the top three participants. 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. [3]

R/OCountryBroadcasterPerformerInstrumentPieceComposerResult
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary MTV Mark FaragoPianoDance Macabre Ferenc Liszt
2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia LTV Liene CircenePianoDance MacabreFerenc Liszt2
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SRG SSR David BruchezTromboneBallade for Trombone and Orchestra Frank Martin
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland YLE Pia ToivioCello Variations on a Rococo Theme , Op. 33, part II, VI, VII Pyotr Tchaikovsky
5Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia ERR Marko Martin Piano Piano Concerto No. 1 , Op. 35, part III, IV Dmitri Shostakovich
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SVT Malin BromanViolin Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.53, part III Antonin Dvorak 3
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC Natalie Clein Cello Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, part I Edward Elgar 1
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DR Frederik Magle Organ Organ Concerto in G minor, part II Francis Poulenc

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following: [1]

Broadcasts

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round. 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
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium RTBF Sports 21 [7]
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia HRT
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Cyprus CyBC
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark DR DR TV [a] Niels Oxenvad [8]
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia STV STV1 [9]
ETV [b] [10]
Flag of Finland.svg Finland YLE
Flag of France.svg France France Télévision France 3 [c]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany ZDF [d] [11] [7]
Flag of Greece.svg Greece ERT
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary MTV
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland RTÉ Network 2 [12]
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia LTV LTV1 [e] [13]
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania LRT LTV [14]
Flag of Macedonia (1992-1995).svg Macedonia MRT
Flag of Norway.svg Norway NRK
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal RTP
Flag of Poland.svg Poland TVP TVP2 [15]
Flag of Russia.svg Russia RTR
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia RTVSLO SLO 2 [16]
Flag of Spain.svg Spain TVE
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden SVT
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland SRG SSR SF DRS [17]
TSR Chaîne nationale Jean-Pierre Pastori  [ fr ]
S Plus  [ fr ]
TSI Canale nazionale
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom BBC BBC2 [f] Humphrey Burton [18]

Official album

7th Eurovision Competition For Young Musicians
Compilation album by
Released1994
Recorded9–14 June 1994
Venue Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw
Genre Classical
Length2:34:52

7th Eurovision Competition For Young Musicians was the official compilation album of the 1994 Contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by the host broadcaster TVP shortly after the contest in June 1994. The album featured live recordings of all 24 participants including those who took part in the semi-final round, divided into 2 separate CDs.

See also

Notes and references

Footnotes

  1. Delayed broadcast on 14 June at 22:25 CET (21:25 UTC) [8]
  2. The contest was summarised in a half-hour review programme on 5 July at 22:25, with the full recording broadcast in two parts on 7 July at 19:35 and 10 July at 17:15 respectively.
  3. Delayed broadcast in a shortened format; one finalist each week featured as part of the programme Musique Graffiti from 29 March (Sweden) to 24 May 1995 (Switzerland).
  4. Delayed broadcast on 14 June at 22:45 CET (21:45 UTC) [11]
  5. Delayed broadcast on 6 August at 22:30 (EEST) [13]
  6. Delayed broadcast on 18 June at 14:05 UTC [18]

References

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  2. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Musicians 1994 (Semi-Final)". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Musicians 1994: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
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  7. 1 2 "Televisie en radio dinsdag" [Television and radio Tuesday]. Limburgs Dagblad (in Dutch). Heerlen, Netherlands. 14 June 1994. p. 7. Retrieved 14 April 2024 via Delpher.
  8. 1 2 "Alle tiders programoversigter – Tirsdag den 14. juni 1994" [All-time programme overviews – Saturday 14th June 1994]. DR . Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  9. "Televisioon" [Television]. Post (in Estonian). 14 June 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 14 April 2024 via DIGAR Eesti artiklid.
  10. "Televisioon : TV 4 juuli 1994 — DIGAR Eesti artiklid". dea.digar.ee. Retrieved Apr 22, 2025.
  11. 1 2 "TV + Radio" [TV + Radio]. Bieler Tagblatt (in German). Biel, Switzerland. 14 June 1994. p. 23. Retrieved 14 April 2024 via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
  12. "TV stings". Evening Herald . Dublin, Ireland. 14 June 1994. pp. 28, 37. Retrieved 20 March 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  13. 1 2 "Latvijas televīzijas programma no 31.jūlija līdz 6.augustam – Sestdiena, 6.augusts" [Latvian television program from July 31 to August 6 – Saturday, August 6]. Diena (in Latvian). 30 July 1994. p. 6. Retrieved 14 April 2024 via National Library of Latvia.
  14. "TV – wtorek, 14 czerwca" [TV – Tuesday, 14 June](PDF). Kurier Wileński (in Polish). 14 June 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 14 April 2024 via Polonijna Biblioteka Cyfrowa.
  15. "Program TV – Wtorek 9 maja" [TV Program – Tuesday 9 May]. Pogranicze (in Polish). 14 May 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 28 August 2024 via Podkrapacka Digital Library  [ pl ].
  16. "Televizija" [Television]. Delo (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, Slovenia. 14 June 1994. p. 14. Retrieved 14 April 2024 via Digital Library of Slovenia.
  17. "Mardi - 14 juin". Radio TV8 (in French). Lausanne: Héliographia SA. 14 June 1994. p. 30. Retrieved 14 April 2024 via Scriptorium.
  18. 1 2 "The Seventh Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians". BBC. 18 June 1994. p. 59. Retrieved 15 March 2018 via BBC Genome.