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]

Eurovision Young Musicians 1984
Dates
Final	22 May 1984
Host
Venue	Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
Presenter(s)	Georges Kleinmann [fr]
Musical director	Horst Stein
Executive supervisor	Frank Naef
Executive producer	Eric Bauer
Host broadcaster	Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Participants
Number of entries	7[lower-alpha 1]
Debuting countries	Finland[lower-alpha 1]  Netherlands
Non-returning countries	Norway[lower-alpha 1]
Participation map      Participating countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1984
Vote
Voting system	Jury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician	Netherlands Isabelle van Keulen
1982 ← Eurovision Young Musicians → 1986

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, Switzerland; was built between 1891–1894 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]

Draw	Country	Performer	Instrument	Piece	Result
01	France	Sabine Toutain	Viola	Concerto for viola and orchestra in D major by Karl Stamitz	–
02	United Kingdom	Emma Johnson	Clarinet	Concerto for clarinet and orchestra No.2 in F-minor, Op.5, 2nd and 3rd movements by Bernhard Henrik Crusell	3
03	Germany	Andreas Bach	Piano	Concerto for piano and orchestra no.1 in E-flat major by Franz Liszt	–
04	Netherlands	Isabelle van Keulen	Violin	Violin concert no. 5 op. 37 by Henri Vieuxtemps	1
05	Switzerland	Martina Schuchen	Cello	Concerto for cello and orchestra op. 33 by Camille Saint-Saëns	–
06	Austria	Ghislaine Fleischmann	Violin	Concert for violin and orchestra op. 53, 3rd movement by Anton Dvorak	–
07	Finland[lower-alpha 1]	Olli Mustonen	Piano	Concerto for piano and orchestra in G major by Maurice Ravel	2

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

Broadcasting

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the contest. Belgium and Yugoslavia broadcast the contest in addition to the competing countries.[4]

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Notes and references

Notes

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

[ru] Конкурс молодых музыкантов «Евровидение-1984»