Eurovision Young Musicians 1994
Eurovision Young Musicians 1994 | ||||
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Dates | ||||
Semi-final 1 | 9 June 1994 | |||
Semi-final 2 | 10 June 1994 | |||
Final | 14 June 1994 | |||
Host | ||||
Venue | Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland | |||
Conductor | Jerzy Katlewicz | |||
Host broadcaster | Telewizja Polska (TVP) | |||
Participants | ||||
Number of entries | 24 (8 qualified) | |||
Debuting countries | Croatia Estonia Germany Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Russia Slovenia | |||
Returning countries | Greece France Ireland Sweden Portugal | |||
Withdrawing countries | FR Yugoslavia | |||
Participation map
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Vote | ||||
Voting system | Top 3 chosen by professional jury | |||
Winning song | ||||
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The Eurovision Young Musicians 1994 was the seventh edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Philharmonic Concert Hall in Warsaw, Poland between the 9 and 14 June 1994.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP), 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 Jerzy Katlewicz.[1] Nine countries made their début, while five countries returned (France, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden) and FR Yugoslavia withdrew from the 1994 contest.[1]
The non-qualified 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]
Location
Philharmonic Concert Hall in Warsaw, Poland, was the host venue for the 1994 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians.[1]
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]
Country | Performer | Instrument | Piece |
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Russia | Anna Ajrapetiants | Piano | Ala Albeniz by R. Schtshedrin |
France | Nicolas Delclaud | Violin | Monologue Capriccio de la Vie d'artista by B. Petrov |
Croatia | Ana Vidović | Guitar | Serenata española by J. Malats |
Poland | Lukasz Szyrner | Cello | Danse du diable vert by G. Cassadó |
Austria | Bernard Hufnagl | Trombone | Sonatine for trombone and piano. Allegro vivance by K. Serocki |
Cyprus | Manolis Neophytou | Piano | Prelude and Fugue op. 87 No.5 in D by D. Shostakovitch |
Lithuania | Vilhelmas Cepinskis | Violin | Concerto No.2 part 1 by Balsis |
Slovenia | Mate Bekavac | Clarinet | Solo de concours op. 10 by H. Rabasud |
Macedonia | Kalina Mrmevska | Piano | Sonata op.28 No. 3 by S. Prokofiev |
Ireland | Finghin Collins | Piano | Prelude in C-sharp minor op.45 by F. Chopin |
Greece | Antonios Sousamoglou | Violin | Monogramma for violin solo by C. Samaras |
Spain | Dolores Rodríguez Paredes | Guitar | Estudio No.11 by H. Villalobos |
Norway | Rolf-Erik Nystrøm | Saxophone | Suite pour saxophone alto et piano, part I by Bonneau |
Germany | Luise Wiedemann | Basson | Sonate in F-major op.168, 2nd part by C. Saint-Saens |
Portugal | Ruben Da Luz Santos | Trombon | Bach by K. Starzenegger |
Belgium | David Cohen | Cello | Cantillene-jeu by P.B. Michel |
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 | Piece | Result |
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01 | Hungary | Mark Farago | Piano | Dance Macabre by Ferenc Liszt | - |
02 | Latvia | Liene Circene | Piano | Dance Macabre by Ferenc Liszt | 2 |
03 | Switzerland | David Bruchez | Trombone | Ballade for Trombone and Orchestra by Frank Martin | - |
04 | Finland | Pia Toivio | Cello | Roccoco Variations op. 33 part II, VI, VII by Petr Tchaikovsky | - |
05 | Estonia | Marko Martin | Piano | Concerto in C minor, no.1 op. 35, part III, IV by Dmitrij Shostakovich | - |
06 | Sweden | Malin Broman | Violin | Violin Concerto in A minor op.53, part III by Anton Dvorak | 3 |
07 | United Kingdom | Natalie Clein | Cello | Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85, part I by Edward Elgar | 1 |
08 | Denmark | Frederik Magle | Organ | Concerto for Organ and Orchestra in G minor, part II by Francis Poulenc | - |
Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following:[1]
- Poland – Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki (president)
- Belgium – Marc Grauwels
- Switzerland – Arie Dzierlatka
- United Kingdom – Emma Johnson
- Czech Republic – Frantisek Maxian
- Finland – Jorma Panula
- Austria – Carole Dawn Reinhart
- Italy – Alfredo Riccardi
- Poland – Wanda Wilkomirska
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Eurovision Young Musicians 1994: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Eurovision Young Musicians 1994 (Semi-Final)". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Eurovision Young Musicians 1994: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.