Eurovision Young Musicians 1992 was the 6th edition of Eurovision Young Musicians. It consisted of two semi-finals on 3 and 4 June and a final on 9 June 1992, held at Cirque Royal in Brussels, Belgium, and presented by Marie-Françoise Renson. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF). The Belgian National Orchestra conducted by Ronald Zollman accompanied all competing performers.
Musicians representing eighteen countries took part in the competition, with eight of them participating in the televised final. Hungary and Poland made their début (their first participations in any Eurovision event, with both débuting at the flagship Eurovision Song Contest in ), while Greece and Italy decided not to participate.
The winner was violinist Bartłomiej Nizioł representing Poland, with harmonicist representing Spain placing second, and cellist representing Belgium placing third. It marked the first time any country had won on its first participation in any Eurovision. Technically, it would also mark the only time a broadcaster won a Eurovision event without being a full member of the EBU, as Telewizja Polska (TVP) wouldn't formally join the EBU until the following year.
The contest also marked the last participation of Yugoslavia in the contest. By the time of the contest, United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 (adopted 30 May 1992) had already placed sanctions on FR Yugoslavia, which included a ban on its participation in international contests and cultural events. Therefore, this was the last participation of Yugoslavia at any Eurovision event.
Location
Cirque Royale (French) or Koninklijk Circus (Dutch) an entertainment venue in Brussels, Belgium, was the host venue for the 1992 edition of Eurovision Young Musicians. Conceived by architect Wilhelm Kuhnen, the building has a circular appearance but in fact is constructed as a regular polygon. It can hold 3,500 spectators, and nowadays is primarily used for live music shows.
Format Belgian radio and television presenter and actress Marie-Françoise Renson, also known by her pseudonym "Soda", was the host of the 1992 contest. "Soda" was later the Belgian spokesperson at the Eurovision Song Contest in . Stéphane Grappelli, Marc Fosset and performed during the interval. The contest was attended by Princess Paola and ended with short montage as a tribute to Frank Naef.
Participants and results Preliminary round Broadcasters from eighteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1992 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The official list of performers in the preliminary round is unknown. The following countries failed to qualify.
Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument CyBC Manolis Neophytou Piano FR3 Vanessa Wagner Piano ZDF Florence Sitruk Harp MTV Édua Zádory Violin RTÉ Jennifer Sturgeon Flute NOS colspan="2" RTP colspan="2" SVT colspan="2" SRG SSR Ariane Häring Piano Yugoslavia JRT Ognjen Popović Clarinet
Final Awards were given to the top three participants. 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.
+Participants and results Country Broadcaster Performer(s) Instrument Piece(s) Composer(s) 1 DR Marie Rørbech Piano Piano Concerto No. 3 Béla Bartók 2 BBC Frederick Kempf Piano Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 Sergei Rachmaninoff 3 Yle Helen Lindén Cello Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 Edward Elgar 4 TVP Bartłomiej Nizioł Violin Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 Johannes Brahms 1 5 RTBF Cello Cello Concerto No. 1, Allegretto Dmitri Shostakovich 3 6 NRK Henning Kraggerud Violin Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 7 ORF Andreas Schablas Clarinet Clarinet Concerto in A Major, Kv 622 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 8 TVE Harmonica Harmonica Concerto, Op. 46 Malcolm Arnold 2
Jury members The known members of the jury were Aldo Ciccolini, Arnold Baren, Carole Dawn Reinhart, , Noël Lee, Frédéric Lodéon, Ursula Gorniak, Walter Boeykens and Carlos Païta who was the chairman.
Broadcasts EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
+ Broadcasters in participating countries Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) ORF FS2 RTBF RTBF1, Radio 3 CyBC RIK 2 DR DR TV Niels Oxenvad YLE TV1 FR3 TV5 Europe Arte ZDF MTV MTV2 RTÉ Network 2 NRK NRK Fjernsynet TVP TVP2 SVT TV2 SRG SSR Verena Hoehne , Espace 2 BBC BBC2 Humphrey Burton Yugoslavia JRT
+ Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) TV5 TV5 Québec Canada HRT HTV 2 ČST
Official album
6th Eurovision Competition For Young Musicians was the official compilation album of the 1992 Contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Pavane Records after the contest in June 1992.
See also Eurovision Song Contest 1992
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