Eurovision Young Musicians 1984

International youth classical music contest

Eurovision Young Musicians 1984

Date and venue
Final|

* 22 May 1984

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 [fr]
Participants
Number of entries| 7[a]
Debuting countries|

*  Finland[a]
*  Netherlands

Non-returning countries|  Norway[a]

Participation map

*      Participating countries

Vote
Voting system| Jury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician|

*  Netherlands
* Isabelle van Keulen

1982 ← Eurovision Young Musicians → 1986

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]

The Netherlands's Isabelle van Keulen won the contest, with Finland and the United Kingdom placing second and third respectively.[2]

## Location

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Further information on the host venue: Victoria Hall (Geneva)

Victoria Hall, Geneva. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 1984.

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

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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

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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]

Participants and results  R/O | Country  | Broadcaster  | Performer(s)  | Instrument  | Piece(s)  | Composer(s)  | Pl.

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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] |

* DR
* NRK
* YLE
* SVT

| Olli Mustonen | Piano  | Piano Concerto in G major | Maurice Ravel | 2

## Jury members

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The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

*  Austria – Gottfried Scholz [de]
*  Finland – Juhani Raiskinen [fi]
*  France – Marius Constant
*  France – Pierre Fournier
*  Germany – Werner Thärichen [de]
*  Netherlands – Jan Stulen [nl][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

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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.

Broadcasters in participating countries  Country  | Broadcaster  | Channel(s)  | Commentator(s)  | Ref(s)

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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 [sv] | SR P2 |  | [15]
Switzerland  | SRG SSR | TSR, RSR 2 | Madeleine and Georges Kleinmann [fr] | [16]
TV DRS[f] |  | [17]
TSI[f] |  | [18]
United Kingdom  | BBC | BBC2 | Humphrey Burton and Jane Glover | [19]
Broadcasters in non-participating countries  Country  | Broadcaster  | Channel(s)  | Commentator(s)  | Ref(s)

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Belgium  | RTBF | Télé 2 | Georges Dumortier [fr] | [20]
Yugoslavia  | JRT |  |  |

## See also

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* Eurovision Song Contest 1984

## Notes and references

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### Notes

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1. ^ a b c d For a second time, the Nordic broadcasters (those from Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden) sent a joint participant, this year from Finland. In the competition, the musician represented the Finnish colors.[4]
2. ^ Stulen served as musical director for the Eurovision Song Contest 1976
3. ^ Delayed broadcast at 21:45 (CET)[5]
4. ^ Delayed broadcast on 27 May at 15:20 (CET)[7]
5. ^ Deferred broadcast at 22:05 (CET)
6. ^ a b Broadcast through a second audio programme on TSR[16]

### References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Eurovision Young Musicians 1984: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
2. ^ a b c "Eurovision Young Musicians 1984: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
3. ^ "Official web site - history section". Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
4. ^ a b "Eurovision Young Musicians 1984". Issuu. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
5. ^ a b "Programm – 21. Folge vom 20.5. bis 26.5. 1984 – Dienstag 22. Mai" [Schedule – Issue 21 from 20/04 to 26/05 1984 – Tuesday 22 May]. Erlafthal-Bote (in German). Scheibbs, Austria. 15 May 1984. p. 14. Retrieved 14 January 2025 – via Austrian National Library.
6. ^ "Alle tiders programoversigter – Tirsdag den 22. maj 1984" [All-time programme overviews – Tuesday 22 May 1984] (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
7. ^ a b "Téléprevision – Dimanche 27 mai" [TV forecast – Sunday 27 May]. L'Est éclair [fr] (in French). Saint-André-les-Vergers, France. 26–27 May 1984. p. 31. Retrieved 14 January 2025 – via Aube en Champagne.+[fr]&rft.atitle=Téléprevision+–+Dimanche+27+mai&rft.pages=31&rft.date=1984-05-26/1984-05-27&rft_id=https://archives-aube.fr/ark:42751/1edddd7ae4c3681482ea0050568bc001.fiche=arko_fiche_61d6ad6229010.moteur=arko_default_63d288b4cdd38&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Eurovision+Young+Musicians+1984" class="Z3988">
8. ^ "Edition spéciale : finale eurovision deuxième tournoi des jeunes musiciens à Genève (catalog record)". INAthèque (in French). Institut national de l'audiovisuel. CPC84053632. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
9. ^ "TV tijd". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Amsterdam, Netherlands. 22 May 1984. p. 2. Retrieved 7 March 2024 – via Delpher.
10. ^ "Dienstag, 22. Mai – ZDF" [Tuesday 22 May – ZDF] (in German). Revue Agenda. 16 May 1984. p. 12. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
11. ^ "radio-tv". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Rotterdam, Netherlands. 22 May 1984. p. 7. Retrieved 7 March 2024 – via Delpher.
12. ^ "RADIO/TELEVISIE". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). Leiden, Netherlands. 22 May 1984. p. 15. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
13. ^ "Radio · TV". Arbeiderbladet (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. 22 May 1984. p. 34. Retrieved 13 January 2023 – via National Library of Norway.
14. ^ "Dagens radio/TV". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Sandefjord, Norway. 22 May 1984. p. 20. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
15. ^ "Radio • TV". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Sandefjord, Norway. 22 May 1984. p. 19. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
16. ^ a b "TV – mardi 22 mai". Radio TV – Je vois tout (in French). No. 20\. Lausanne, Switzerland. 22 May 1984. pp. 40–41. Retrieved 7 March 2024 – via Scriptorium.
17. ^ "Fernsehen" [Television]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Zurich, Switzerland. 23–24 April 1983. p. 47. Retrieved 14 March 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
18. ^ "TV". Popolo e Libertà (in Italian). Bellinzona, Switzerland. 22 May 1984. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2024 – via Sistema bibliotecario ticinese [it].
19. ^ "Eurovision Young Musician of the Year – BBC2". Radio Times. 22 May 1984. Retrieved 15 March 2018 – via BBC Genome Project.
20. ^ "TV–programma's van dinsdag 22 mei 1984" [TV programmes of Tuesday 22 May 1984]. De Standaard (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium. 22 May 1984. p. 22. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via BelgicaPress [nl].

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