Eurovision Young Musicians 1994

Eurovision Young Musicians 1994
Eurovision Young Musicians 1994
Dates
Semi-final 1	9 June 1994
Semi-final 2	10 June 1994
Final	14 June 1994
Host
Venue	Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Musical director	Jerzy Katlewicz
Host broadcaster	Telewizja Polska (TVP)
Participants
Number of entries	24 (8 qualified)
Debuting countries	Croatia; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Macedonia; Russia; Slovenia
Returning countries	Greece; France; Ireland; Sweden; Portugal
Non-returning countries	Yugoslavia
	Participation map Participating countries Did not qualify from the semi-final Countries that participated in the past but not in 1994;
Vote
Voting system	Top 3 chosen by professional jury
Winning musician	United Kingdom; Natalie Clein;
	1992 ← Eurovision Young Musicians → 1996

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
Russia	Anna Ajrapetiants	Piano	Ala Albeniz by Rodion Shchedrin
France	Nicolas Delclaud	Violin	Monologue Capriccio de la Vie d'artista by B. Petrov
Croatia	Ana Vidović	Guitar	Serenata española by Joaquín Malats [es]
Poland	Lukasz Szyrner	Cello	Danse du diable vert by Gaspar Cassadó
Austria	Bernard Hufnagl	Trombone	Sonatine for trombone and piano. Allegro vivance by Kazimierz Serocki
Cyprus	Manolis Neophytou	Piano	Prelude and Fugue op. 87 No.5 in D by Dmitri Shostakovich
Lithuania	Vilhelmas Čepinskis	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 Sergei Prokofiev
Ireland	Finghin Collins	Piano	Prelude in C-sharp minor op.45 by Frédéric Chopin
Greece	Antonios Sousamoglou	Violin	Monogramma for violin solo by C. Samaras
Spain	Dolores Rodríguez Paredes	Guitar	Estudio No.11 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
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 Camille 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
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 Pyotr Tchaikovsky	-
05	Estonia	Marko Martin	Piano	Concerto in C minor, no.1 op. 35, part III, IV by Dmitri 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	-