Eurovision Young Musicians 1984
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. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union and host broadcaster the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, 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. and the made their début, while withdrew from competition.
The Netherlands's Isabelle van Keulen won the contest, with Finland and the placing second and third respectively.
Location
The Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland, was the host venue for the 1984 edition of the 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.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.| Country | Broadcaster | Performer | Instrument | Piece | Composer | ||
| 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:- –
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- – Marius Constant
- – Pierre Fournier
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- – Aurèle Nicolet
- – Éric Tappy
- – Karl Engel
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- – Alun Hoddinott
- – Yehudi Menuhin
- – 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.| Country | Broadcaster | Channel | Commentator | |
Belgiumlang\|fr|Télé 2|i=unsetill|Georges Dumortier|fr |
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