The Eurovision Young Musicians 1984 was the second edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Victoria Hall in Geneva,

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on 22 May 1984. Organised by the

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(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. and 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

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The Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland, was the host venue for the 1984 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. The

concert hall A concert hall is a cultural building with a stage that serves as a performance venue and an auditorium filled with seats. This list does not include other venues such as sports stadia, dramatic theatres or convention centres that may ...

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 is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union.

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following: * – * – * – Marius Constant * – Pierre Fournier * – * – Jan Stulen (musical director of the Eurovision Song Contest) * –

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* – Karl Engel * – Pierre Métral * – Alun Hoddinott * – Yehudi Menuhin (head juror) * –

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Broadcasting

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

Notes and references

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External links

* {{Eurovision Young Musicians Eurovision Young Musicians by year 1984 in music 1984 in Switzerland Music festivals in Switzerland Events in Geneva May 1984 events in Europe