Eurovision Young Musicians 1994

Eurovision Young Musicians 1994
Dates
Final date 14 June 1994
Host
Venue Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Conductor Kazimierz Kord
Host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP)
Participants
Number of entries 24 (8 qualified)
Debuting countries  Croatia
 Estonia
 Germany
 Hungary
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Macedonia
 Russia
 Slovenia
Returning countries  Greece
 France
 Ireland
 Sweden
 Portugal
Withdrawing countries  FR Yugoslavia
Vote
Voting system Top 3 chosen by professional jury
Winning song
Eurovision Young Musicians
◄1992 1994 1996►

The Eurovision Young Musicians 1994 was the seventh edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Philharmonic Concert Hall in Warsaw, Poland between the 9 and 14 June 1994.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), musicians from eight countries participated in the televised final. A total of twenty-four countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held in the same venue on 9 and 10 June 1994. Out of the 24 countries, 16 did not qualify to the final, including the host country Poland. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kazimierz Kord.[1] Nine countries made their début, while five countries returned (France, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden) and FR Yugoslavia withdrew from the 1992 contest.[1]

The disqualified countries were Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia and Spain. For the third time, the host country did not qualify for the final.[2] Natalie Clein of the United Kingdom won the contest, with Latvia and Sweden placing second and third respectively.[3]

Results

Semi final

A total of twenty-four countries took part in the semi final of the 1994 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.[2]

Draw Country Performer Instrument
01  Russia Anna Ajrapetiants Piano
02  France Nicolas Delclaud Violin
03  Croatia Ana Vidović Guitar
04  Poland Lukasz Szyrner Cello
05  Austria Bernard Hufnagl Trombone
06  Cyprus Manolis Neophytou Piano
07  Lithuania Vilhelmas Cepinskis Violin
08  Slovenia Mate Bekavac Clarinet
09  Macedonia Kalina Mrmevska Piano
10  Ireland Finghin Collins Piano
11  Greece Antonios Sousamoglou Violin
12  Spain Dolores Rodríguez Paredes Guitar
13  Norway Rolf Erik Nystrom Saxophone
14  Germany Luise Wiedemann Basson
15  Portugal Ruben Da Luz Santos Trombon
16  Belgium David Cohen Cello

Final

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.[3]

Draw Country Performer Instrument Result
07  United Kingdom Natalie Clein Cello 1
02  Latvia Liene Circene Piano 2
06  Sweden Malin Broman Violin 3
08  Denmark Frederik Magle Organ -
05  Estonia Marko Martin Piano -
04  Finland Pia Toivio Cello -
01  Hungary Mark Farago Piano -
03   Switzerland David Bruchez Trombone -

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Eurovision Young Musicians 1994: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Musicians 1994 (Semi-Final)". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Musicians 1988: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, April 18, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.