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{{Infobox Song Contest
| name = Eurovision Young Musicians
| year = 2004
| logo = Eurovision Young Musicians 2004 logo.jpg
| size =
| semi1 = 22 May 2004
| semi2 = 23 May 2004
| final = 27 May 2004
| presenters = [[Christian Arming]]
| exproducer = {{ubl|Thomas Beck|Renzo Rota}}
| musdirector = Christian Arming
| director = Mando Bernardinello
| host = [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation]] (SRG SSR)
| venue = [[Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre|Culture and Congress Centre]]<br>Lucerne, Switzerland
| winmusician = {{ubl|{{Esc|Austria|Musicians}}|[[Alexandra Soumm]]}}
| vote = Jury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
| entries = 17
| finalists = 7
| debut = None
| return = {{Esc|Belgium|Musicians}}
| nonreturn = {{Esc|Czech Republic|Musicians}}<br />{{Esc|Denmark|Musicians}}<br />
{{flagicon|Italy|2003}} [[Italy in the Eurovision Young Musicians|Italy]]<br />{{Esc|Latvia|Musicians}}
<!-- Map Legend Colours -->
| Map Final = Y
| qualification_show = the preliminary round
}}

The '''Eurovision Young Musicians 2004''' was the twelfth edition of the [[Eurovision Young Musicians]], held at the [[Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre|Culture and Congress Centre]] in [[Lucerne]], Switzerland, on 27 May 2004.<ref name=Show>{{cite web|title=Eurovision Young Musicians 2004: About the show|url=http://www.youngmusicians.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1993#About|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref> 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 {{Escyr|1984|Musicians}}. A total of seventeen 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]].<ref name=Show/>

Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy and Latvia decided not to participate, whilst Belgium returned.<ref name=Show/> {{Esccnty|Albania|Musicians}} was listed as the 18th participant, performing 9th at the first day of semi-finals, however in the end did not take part or broadcast the contest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.srf.ch/medien/wp-content/uploads/chronik/upload/33_M_T_Halbfinal_Young_Musicians.pdf|title=News - Medienportal - SRF}}</ref>

[[Alexandra Soumm]] of Austria won the contest, with Germany and Russia placing second and third respectively.<ref name=Results>{{cite web|title=Eurovision Young Musicians 2004: Participants|url=http://www.youngmusicians.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1993#Participants|website=youngmusicians.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=5 October 2014}}</ref>

==Location==
{{details|topic=the host venue|Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre}}
[[File:KKL Luzern. Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern.jpg|left|thumb|Culture and Congress Centre, Lucerne. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2004.]]
[[Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre]], was the host venue for the 2004 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians.<ref name=Show/> 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.<ref name=Show/>

== Results ==
===Preliminary round===
Broadcasters from seventeen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 2004 contest, of which seven qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify.<ref name=Show/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
! Country
! Broadcaster
! Performer
! Instrument
|-
| {{Esc|Belgium|Musicians}}
| [[RTBF]], [[Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie|VRT]]
| Philippe Ivanov
| Piano
|- 
| {{Esc|Croatia|Musicians}}
| [[Croatian Radiotelevision|HRT]]
| Kajana Pačko
| Cello
|-
| {{flagicon|Cyprus|1960}} {{esccnty|Cyprus|Musicians}}
| [[Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation|CyBC]]
| Andreas Ioannides
| Piano
|-
| {{Esc|Finland|Musicians}}
| [[Yle]]
| Santtu-Matias Rouvali
| Percussion
|-
| {{Esc|Greece|Musicians}}
| [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|ERT]]
| Joánna Gaitáni
| Violin
|-
| {{Esc|Netherlands|Musicians}}
| [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]]
| Felicia van den End
| Flute
|-
| {{Esc|Romania|Musicians}}
| [[TVR (TV network)|TVR]]
| Octavian Alin Lup
| Cello
|-
| {{Esc|Slovenia|Musicians}}
| [[Radiotelevizija Slovenija|RTVSLO]]
| Marina Golja
| Marimba
|-
| {{Esc|Sweden|Musicians}}
| [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]
| Andrej Power
| Violin
|-
| {{Esc|United Kingdom|Musicians}}
| [[BBC]]
| [[Nicola Benedetti]]
| Violin
|-
|}

=== 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.<ref name=Results/>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Participants and results
! scope="col" | {{abbr|R/O|Running order}}
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Broadcaster
! scope="col" | Performer(s)
! scope="col" | Instrument
! scope="col" | Piece(s)
! scope="col" | Composer(s)
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Pl.|Place}}
|-style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{Esc|Austria|Musicians}}
| [[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]]
| [[Alexandra Soumm]]
| Violin
| ''[[Violin Concerto No. 1 (Paganini)|Violin Concerto No.1]]'', 1st Mov.
| [[Niccolò Paganini]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{Esc|Germany|Musicians}}
| [[ZDF]]
| Koryun Asatryan
| Saxophone
| ''Pequeña Czarda''
| [[Pedro Iturralde]]
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{Esc|Russia|Musicians}}
| [[Russia-1|RTR]]
| Dinara Nadzhafova (Klinton)
| Piano
| ''[[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)|Piano Concerto No.2]]'', 3rd Mov.
| [[Camille Saint-Saëns]]
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4
| {{Esc|Poland|Musicians}}
| [[Telewizja Polska|TVP]]
| Agnieszka Grzybowska
| Percussion
| ''Concerto for Marimba and Strings''
| Ney Rosauro
| {{N/A|}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5
| {{Esc|Estonia|Musicians}}
| [[Eesti Rahvusringhääling|ERR]]
| Jaan Kapp
| Piano
| ''[[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)|Piano Concerto No.2]]'', 3rd Mov.
| [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]]
| {{N/A|}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6
| {{Esc|Switzerland|Musicians}}
| [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation|SRG SSR]]
| Giuliano Sommerhalder
| Trumpet
| ''Trumpet concerto No.2'', 2nd and 3rd Movs.
| [[André Jolivet]]
| {{N/A|}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7
| {{Esc|Norway|Musicians}}
| [[NRK]]
| [[Vilde Frang|Vilde Frang Bjærke]]
| Violin
| ''[[Violin Concerto (Sibelius)|Violin Concerto]]'', 3rd Mov.
| [[Jean Sibelius]]
| {{N/A|}}
|}

== Jury members ==
The jury members consisted of the following:<ref name=Show/>
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
*{{flagu|Switzerland}} – [[Michael Haefliger]] (head)
*{{flagu|United Kingdom}} – [[Harold Clarkson]]
*{{flagu|Romania}} – [[Mihaela Ursuleasa]]
*{{flagu|Italy|2003}} – [[Bruno Giuranna]]
*{{flagu|Austria}} – [[Milan Turković (musician)|Milan Turković]]
*{{flagu|United States}}/{{flagu|Canada}} – [[Harvey Sachs]]
{{div col end}}

==Broadcasting==
The competition was transmitted live over the [[Eurovision (network)|Eurovision Network]] by the participating broadcasters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebu.ch:80/en/union/news/2004/tcm_6-12601.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408074304/http://www.ebu.ch:80/en/union/news/2004/tcm_6-12601.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 April 2005|title=Eurovison Young Musicians|date=26 May 2004|publisher=EBU|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref> The Final was also broadcast by the Swiss radio channels and was also shown in Canada and Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebu.ch:80/en/union/news/2004/tcm_6-12655.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408075147/http://www.ebu.ch:80/en/union/news/2004/tcm_6-12655.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 April 2005|title=EBU.CH :: 2004_05_28_EYM|date=8 April 2005|publisher=EBU|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ Broadcasters in participating countries
|-
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Broadcaster
! scope="col" | Channel(s)
! scope="col" | Commentator(s)
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|References}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Austria}}
| [[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Belgium}}
| [[RTBF]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
| [[VRT (broadcaster)|VRT]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Croatia}}
| [[Croatian Radiotelevision|HRT]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{flagu|Cyprus|1960}}
| [[Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation|CyBC]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Czech Republic}}
| [[Czech Television|ČT]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Estonia}}
| [[Eesti Rahvusringhääling|ERR]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Finland}}
| [[Yle]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Germany}}
| [[ZDF]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Greece}}
| [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|ERT]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Netherlands}}
| [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Norway}}
| [[NRK]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Poland}}
| [[Telewizja Polska|TVP]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Romania}}
| [[TVR (TV network)|TVR]]
| [[TVR Cultural]]
| {{N/A|}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite news |title=Programe |trans-title=Schedule |url=https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/Ziua_2004_05/?pg=489&layout=s |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=[[Ziua]] |date=27 May 2004 |location=[[Bucharest]], Romania |page=18 |language=ro |url-access=subscription |via={{ill|Arcanum Newspapers|hu|Arcanum Újságok}}}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Russia}}
| [[Russia-1|RTR]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Slovenia}}
| [[Radiotelevizija Slovenija|RTVSLO]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Sweden}}
| [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Switzerland}}
| [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation|SRG SSR]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|United Kingdom}}
| [[BBC]]
| {{N/A|}}
| {{N/A|}}
|
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ Broadcasters in non-participating countries
|-
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Broadcaster
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Australia}}
| {{N/A|Unknown}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Canada}}
| {{N/A|Unknown}}
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004]]
* [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{URL|http://www.youngmusicians.tv/|Official website}}

{{Eurovision Young Musicians}}

[[Category:Eurovision Young Musicians by year]]
[[Category:2004 in music]]
[[Category:2004 in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Music festivals in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Events in Lucerne]]
[[Category:May 2004 in Europe]]