Eurovision Young Musicians 2004
Eurovision Young Musicians 2004 | ||||
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Dates | ||||
Semi-final 1 | 22 May 2004 | |||
Semi-final 2 | 23 May 2004 | |||
Final | 27 May 2004 | |||
Host | ||||
Venue | Culture and Congress Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland | |||
Presenter(s) | Christian Arming | |||
Conductor | Christian Arming | |||
Director | Mando Bernardinello | |||
Executive producer | Thomas Beck and Renzo Rota | |||
Host broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) | |||
Interval act | None (video about the week of the musicians in Lucerne) | |||
Participants | ||||
Number of entries | 19 (7 qualified) | |||
Debuting countries | None | |||
Returning countries | None | |||
Withdrawing countries | Czech Republic France Hungary Ireland Spain | |||
Participation map
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Vote | ||||
Voting system | Jury chose their top 3 favourites by vote. | |||
Winning song |
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Eurovision Young Musicians | ||||
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The Eurovision Young Musicians 2004 was the twelfth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Culture and Congress Centre in Lucerne, Switzerland on 27 May 2004.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), musicians from seven countries participated in the televised final. Switzerland and broadcaster SRG SSR previously hosted the contest in 1984. A total of nineteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held in the same venue on 22 and 23 May 2004. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christian Arming.[1] Five countries withdrew from the 2004 contest; they were Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Ireland and Spain.[1]
Alexandra Soumm of Austria won the contest, with Germany and Russia placing second and third respectively.[2]
Location
Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre, was the host venue for the 2004 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians.[1] It was built according to the plans of the architect Jean Nouvel and was inaugurated in 1998 with a concert by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Claudio Abbado.
Format
Christian Arming was the host of the 2004 contest. For the first time, the host and the conductor was the same person.[1]
Results
Preliminary round
A total of nineteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 2004 contest, of which seven qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.[1]
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.[2]
Draw | Country | Performer | Instrument | Piece | Result |
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01 | Austria | Alexandra Soumm | Violin | Violin Concerto No.1 (1st Movement) by N. Paganini | 1 |
02 | Germany | Koryun Asatryan | Saxophone | Pequeña Czarda by P. Iturralde | 2 |
03 | Russia | Dinara Nadzhafova (Klinton) | Piano | Piano Concerto No.2 (3rd Movement) by C. Saint-Saëns | 3 |
04 | Poland | Agnieszka Grzybowska | Percussion | Concerto for Marimba and Strings by N. Rosauro | - |
05 | Estonia | Jaan Kapp | Piano | Piano Concerto No.2 (3rd Movement) by S. Rachmaninoff | - |
06 | Switzerland | Giuliano Sommerhalder | Trumpet | Trumpet concerto No.2 (2nd and 3rd movement) by A. Jolivet | - |
07 | Norway | Vilde Frang Bjærke | Violin | Violin Concerto (3rd movement) by J. Sibelius | - |
Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following:[1]
- Switzerland – Michael Haefliger (head)
- United Kingdom – Harold Clarkson
- Romania – Mihaela Ursuleasa
- Italy – Bruno Giuranna
- Austria –Milan Turkovic
- United States/ Canada – Harvey Sachs
See also
- European Broadcasting Union
- Eurovision Song Contest 2004
- Eurovision Young Musicians
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004