Eurovision Young Musicians 1984
International youth classical music contest
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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 the Netherlands made their début, while Norway withdrew from competition.[1][2]
- 22 May 1984
Geneva, Switzerland
| Eurovision Young Musicians 1984 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Victoria Hall Geneva, Switzerland |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Executive supervisor | Frank Naef |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) |
| Executive producer | Eric Bauer |
| Musical director | Horst Stein |
| Presenter | Georges Kleinmann |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 7[a] |
| Debuting countries | |
| Non-returning countries |  Norway[a] |
| |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Jury chose their top 3 favourites by vote. |
| Winning musician | |
The Netherlands's Isabelle van Keulen won the contest, with Finland and the United Kingdom placing second and third respectively.[2]
Location
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 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 are unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union.[2]
| R/O | Country | Broadcaster | Performer(s) | Instrument | Piece(s) | Composer(s) | Pl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
FR3 | Sabine Toutain | Viola | Viola concerto in D major | Karl Stamitz | |
| 2 |  United Kingdom |
BBC | Emma Johnson | Clarinet | Clarinet concerto No.2 in F-minor, Op.5, 2nd and 3rd Movs. | Bernhard Henrik Crusell | 3 |
| 3 |  Germany |
ZDF | Andreas Bach | Piano | Piano Concerto No. 1 | Franz Liszt | |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
NOS | Isabelle van Keulen | Violin | Violin Concerto No. 5 | Henri Vieuxtemps | 1 |
| 5 |  Switzerland |
SRG SSR | Martina Schuchen | Cello | Cello Concerto No. 1 | Camille Saint-Saëns | |
| 6 |  Austria |
ORF | Ghislaine Fleischmann | Violin | Violin Concerto, 3rd Mov. | Anton Dvorak | |
| 7 |  Finland[a] |
Olli Mustonen | Piano | Piano Concerto in G major | Maurice Ravel | 2 |
Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following:[1]
Austria – Gottfried Scholz
Finland – Juhani Raiskinen
France – Marius Constant- France – Pierre Fournier
Germany – Werner Thärichen
Netherlands – Jan Stulen[b]
Switzerland – Aurèle Nicolet- Switzerland – Éric Tappy
- Switzerland – Karl Engel
- Switzerland – Pierre Métral
United Kingdom – Alun Hoddinott
United States – Yehudi Menuhin (head juror)- United States – 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.[4] Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
ORF | FS2[c] | [5] | |
 Denmark |
DR | DR TV, DR P2 | Niels Karl Nielsen | [6] |
| France |
FR3[d] | Charles Imbert | [7][8] | |
| Germany |
ZDF[e] | [9][10] | ||
| Netherlands |
NOS | Nederland 2, Hilversum 4 | Joop van Zijl | [11][12] |
 Sweden |
SVT | TV1 | [13][14] | |
| RR | SR P2 | [15] | ||
| Switzerland |
SRG SSR | TSR, RSR 2 | Madeleine and Georges Kleinmann | [16] |
| TV DRS[f] | [17] | |||
| TSI[f] | [18] | |||
| United Kingdom |
BBC | BBC2 | Humphrey Burton and Jane Glover | [19] |
