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.
CountryBroadcasterPerformerInstrumentPieceComposer
1FR3Sabine ToutainViolaViola concerto in D majorKarl Stamitz
2BBCEmma JohnsonClarinetClarinet concerto No.2 in F-minor, Op.5, 2nd and 3rd Movs.Bernhard Henrik Crusell3
3ZDFAndreas BachPianoPiano Concerto No. 1Franz Liszt
4NOSIsabelle van KeulenViolinViolin Concerto No. 5Henri Vieuxtemps1
5SRG SSRMartina SchuchenCelloCello Concerto No. 1Camille Saint-Saëns
6ORFViolinViolin Concerto, 3rd Mov.Anton Dvorak
7Olli MustonenPianoPiano Concerto in G majorMaurice Ravel2

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:

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.
CountryBroadcasterChannelCommentator
Belgiumlang\|fr|Télé 2|i=unsetill|Georges Dumortier|fr