Eurovision Young Musicians 1986

Eurovision Young Musicians 1986 was the 3rd edition of Eurovision Young Musicians. It consisted of two semi-finals on 22 and 23 May and a final on 27 May 1986, held at the Koncerthuset, in Copenhagen, Denmark, and presented by . It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR). The Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hans Graf accompanied all competing performers.

Musicians representing fifteen countries took part in the competition, with five of them participating in the televised final. The participant artists could not be older than 19 by the time of the contest. Belgium, Ireland, Israel, Italy, and Yugoslavia made their début. Denmark and Sweden also made their first appearance on stage this year, having been jointly represented by Norway in 1982 and by Finland in 1984.

The winner was pianist Sandrine Lazarides representing France, with pianist representing Switzerland placing second, and cellist representing Finland placing third.

Location

The Koncerthuset at Radiohuset in Copenhagen, Denmark, was the host venue for the 1986 edition of Eurovision Young Musicians.

Radiohuset (literally "Radio House") is the former headquarters of national Danish broadcaster DR, located on Rosenørns Allé in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen. The building complex was inaugurated in 1945 to a Functionalist design by Vilhelm Lauritzen and later expanded in 1958 and 1972. Vacated by DR when DR Byen was inaugurated in 2006, the buildings now house the Royal Danish Academy of Music as well as the Museum of Music. The complex also contains a 1,200-seat concert hall, Koncerthuset.

Format The final took place on 27 May 1986, beginning at 20:30 CET (19:30 UTC).

was the host of the 1986 contest. Each participating country were able to send male or female artists who were no older than 19 years of age, to represent them by playing a classical piece of their choice, accompanied by the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the leadership of Hans Graf. The winner and runner-up of the previous edition, Isabelle van Keulen and Olli Mustonen respectively, performed "Suite Italienne" during the interval.

Participants and results Preliminary round Broadcasters from fifteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1986 contest, of which five qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify.

Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument Piece Composer ORF Günter Voglmayr Flute Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, KV 314 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart RTBF Saxophone Saxophone Concerto Franz Constant DR Janne Thomsen Flute Flute Concerto Carl Nielsen ZDF Martin Menking Cello Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Edward Elgar RTÉ Seamus Conroy Violin Violin Concerto Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky IBA Shira Ravin Violin Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Felix Mendelssohn RAI Carlo Balzaretti Piano Piano Concerto in G major Maurice Ravel NOS Oboe Oboe Concerto in C major, KV 314 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NRK Ellen Margrete Flesjø Cello Cello Concerto in D minor Édouard Lalo SVT Peter Jablonski Piano Piano Concerto in A minor Edvard Grieg

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 FR3 Sandrine Lazarides Piano Piano Concerto in E flat Franz Liszt 1 2 BBC Alan Brind Violin Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47, 1st mov. Jean Sibelius 3 JRT Aleksandar Madžar Piano Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op.58, 2nd and 3rd movs. Ludwig van Beethoven 4 YLE Cello Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33 Pyotr Tchaikovsky 3 5 SRG SSR Piano Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11, 2nd and 3rd movs. Frédéric Chopin 2

Jury members The jury members consisted of the following:

Preliminary round

– Franz Wagner – Fud Leclerc – Mogens Andersen – Anna-Karina Bentley – Serge Kaufmann – Richard Jakoby – Jane Carty – Ávi Hannáni – Ilio Catani – Ton Hartsuiker – Robbert Jan de Neeve – Jan Eriksen – Michel Dami – Sten Andersson – John Manduall –

Final

/ – Carole Dawn Reinhart – – – – Teresa Llacuna – Siegfried Palm – Claudio Scimone (head juror) – Ton Hartsuiker – Björn Liljequist – Sir David Willcocks – Jasna Nemec Novak

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 FS1 RTBF Télé 2 Philippe Duposty DR DR TV, DR P2 Lenard Friedmann FR3 ZDF Friedrich Müller RTÉ RTÉ 2 RAI Rai Tre NOS Nederland 2 Joop van Zijl NRK NRK Fjernsynet Jan Eriksen SVT TV1 SR P2 https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001945183 SRG SSR TV DRS TSR, RSR 2 TSI BBC BBC2 Humphrey Burton and Alun Francis JRT , TV Titograd 2 TV Ljubljana 2 TV Zagreb 2 TV Sarajevo 2 TV Skopje 2

+ Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) SBS SBS TV

Other countries – Portuguese broadcaster RTP attempted to take part, but were forced to withdraw as it had been unable to provide a "qualified candidate".

See also Eurovision Song Contest 1986

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