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Eurovision Young Musicians 2004

Eurovision Young Musicians 2004
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
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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. 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. Five countries withdrew from the 2004 contest; they were Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Ireland and Spain.

Alexandra Soumm of Austria won the contest, with Germany and Russia placing second and third respectively.

Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre, was the host venue for the 2004 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. 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.

Christian Arming was the host of the 2004 contest. For the first time, the host and the conductor was the same person.

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.

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.


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