Eurovision Young Musicians 2004

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 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.

Eurovision Young Musicians 2004
Dates
Semi-final 122 May 2004
Semi-final 223 May 2004
Final27 May 2004
Host
VenueCulture and Congress Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland
Presenter(s)Christian Arming
Musical directorChristian Arming
Directed byMando Bernardinello
Executive producer
  • Thomas Beck
  • Renzo Rota
Host broadcasterSwiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Websiteyoungmusicians.tv
Participants
Number of entries17 (7 qualified)
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries Belgium
Non-returning countries Czech Republic
 Denmark
Italy
 Latvia
Participation map
  •      Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2004
Vote
Voting systemJury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning musician

Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy and Latvia decided not to participate, whilst Belgium returned. Albania 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.

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

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