The Eurovision Young Musicians 1992 was the sixth edition of the

Eurovision Young Musicians Eurovision Young Musicians (), often shortened to EYM, or Young Musicians, is a biennial classical music competition for musicians aged between 12 and 21. It is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) between members of the union, who ...

, held at

Cirque Royal The Cirque Royal ( French) or Koninklijk Circus ( Dutch), meaning "Royal Circus", is an entertainment venue in Brussels, Belgium. Conceived by the architect Wilhelm Kuhnen in 1953, the building has a circular appearance, but in fact is construc ...

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, Belgium, on 9 June 1992. Organised by the

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(EBU) and host broadcaster

Radio Télévision Belge Francophone The ("Belgian Radio-television of the French Community"), shortened to RTBF (branded as rtbf.be), is a public service broadcaster for the French-speaking Community of Belgium. Its counterpart in the Flemish Community is the Dutch-language V ...

(RTBF), musicians from eight countries participated in the televised final. Eighteen countries took part in the competition. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the

Belgian National Orchestra The Belgian National Orchestra (, ) is a Belgian orchestra, based in Brussels. Its principal concert venue is the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts ( BOZAR). The orchestra also gives concerts outside Brussels in such cities as Sankt-Vith and Hassel ...

, conducted by

Ronald Zollman Ronald Zollman (born 1950) is a Belgian conductor. Early life and education Ronald Zollman was born in 1950 in Antwerp, Belgium. He began musical studies at age 4. He attended the Royal Conservatories in Antwerp and in Brussels, and later s ...

. and made their début, while and decided not to participate. The non-qualified countries were , , , , , , , , and . Bartłomiej Nizioł of Poland won the contest, with Spain and Belgium placing second and third respectively. It marked the first time any country had won on their first participation in any Eurovision event since Switzerland's victory at the first

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in 1956, and has not been repeated since. Technically, it would also mark the only time a country won a Eurovision event without their broadcaster being a full member of the EBU, as the Polish broadcaster

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(TVP) wouldn't formally join the EBU until the following year. The contest also marked the last participation of in the contest. By the time of the contest,

United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 United Nations Security Council resolution 757 was adopted on 30 May 1992. After reaffirming resolutions 713 (1991), 721 (1991), 724 (1991), 727 (1992), 740 (1992) 743 (1992), 749 (1992) and 752 (1992), the Council condemned the failure of ...

(adopted 30 May 1992) had already placed sanctions on

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, 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 the 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

in .

Stéphane Grappelli Stéphane Grappelli (; 26 January 1908 – 1 December 1997) was a French jazz violinist. He is best known as a founder of the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934. It was one of the first all-string jazz bands. ...

, 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.

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.

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.

Jury members

The known members of the jury were

Aldo Ciccolini Aldo Ciccolini (; 15 August 1925 – 1 February 2015) was an Italian pianist who became a naturalized French citizen in 1971. Biography Aldo Ciccolini was born in Naples. His father, whose family bore the title of Marquis in the city of Macera ...

, Arnold Baren, Carole Dawn Reinhart, ,

Noël Lee Noël Lee (December 25, 1924 – July 15, 2013) was an American classical pianist and composer. Born in 1924 in Nanjing, China, Lee studied music in Lafayette, Indiana, then attended Harvard University, studying with Walter Piston, Irving Fine, ...

Frédéric Lodéon Frédéric Lodéon (born 26 January 1952 in the 14th arrondissement of Paris) is a contemporary French cellist, conductor and radio personality. Biography In 1960, his father, André Lodéon, was appointed director of the School of Music of S ...

, Ursula Gorniak,

Walter Boeykens Walter, Knight Boeykens (January 6, 1938 – April 23, 2013) was a Belgian conductor and a world-renowned clarinetist. Boeykens' impressive discography, including several critically acclaimed performances, are testimony to his status as one of t ...

and Carlos Païta who was the chairman.http://alkansociety.org/Publications/Society-Bulletins/bulletin46.PDF

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.

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.

Notes and references

Footnotes

References

External links

* {{Eurovision Young Musicians Eurovision Young Musicians by year 1992 in music 1992 in Belgium Music festivals in Belgium Organised events in Brussels June 1992 in Europe 1990s in Brussels