Eurovision Young Musicians 2006 was the 13th edition of Eurovision Young Musicians. It consisted of two semi-finals on 7 and 8 May, held at Konzerthaus, and a final on 12 May 2006, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria, and presented by Schallbert "Sillety" Gilet. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). The Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christian Arming accompanied all competing performers. This was the first time that the competition was held on an open-air stage and was the beginning of the annual Vienna Festival. ORF had previously hosted the contest in Austria in and .

Musicians representing eighteen countries took part in the competition, with seven of them participating in the televised final. The young musicians could not be older than 19 and their performance during the final could not be longer than 7 minutes and 30 seconds. Bulgaria and Serbia and Montenegro made their début while Czech Republic returned. Two countries decided not to participate, they were Estonia and Germany.

The winner was cellist Andreas Brantelid representing Sweden, with trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth representing Norway placing second, and pianist Dmitry Mayboroda representing Russia placing third.

Location

Rathausplatz, a square outside the Wiener Rathaus city hall of Vienna, was the host location for the 2006 edition of Eurovision Young Musicians final. Schubert Hall in the Konzerthaus, a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, hosted the semi-final round. The Great Hall of Konzerthaus previously hosted the contest in 1998.

Format Actor Michael Ostrowski in his role as Schallbert "Sillety" Gilet was the host of the 2006 contest. The interval act included performances of several Mozart pieces by the host, and other invited artists.

Participants and results Semi-final Broadcasters from eighteen countries took part in the semi-final round of the 2006 contest, of which seven qualified to the televised grand final.

Part 1 (7 May) Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument Piece(s) 2 RTBF Ilia Laporev Cello 1) Sonata in G major, 1st mvt. (allegro brillante) (J. B. Breval) 2) Variations on one string on a theme of Rossini (N. Paganini) 5 BNT Ivan Szvetozarevo Gerasimov Bassoon 1) Concerto in B flat major, 1st mvt. (W. A. Mozart) 2) Recitativ, Siciliana and Rondo (E. Bozza) 1 CyBC Jórgosz Mánnurisz Piano 1) Sonata in D minor "Toccata" K 141 (D. Scarlatti) 2) Rondo in D major KV485 (W. A. Mozart) 3) Scherzo in F sharp minor (F. Mendelssohn) 7 ERT Jónian-Ilia Kadesa Violin 1) Concert in G major No. 3 KV 216, 1st mvt. (W. A. Mozart) 2) Concert in G major No. 3 KV 216, 2nd mvt (W. A. Mozart) 8 HRT Varga Zita Cello 1) Isonata A major, 1st mvt. (L. Boccherini) 2) Sonata in G major 1st mvt. (for Violin), KV 301 (W. A. Mozart) 3) Chant de Menestrel, Op. 71 (A, Glazunov) 4) Dance du Diable Vert (G. Cassado) 4 NRK Tine Thing Helseth Trumpet 1) Solus, 3rd mvt. (S. Friedman) 2) Legend (G. Enescu) 3) Concerto in E flat major, 2nd mvt (J. B. G. Neruda) 9 TVR Alina Elena Bercu Piano 1) Fantasie in C major Hob. XVII:4 (1789) (J. Haydn) 2) La valse (1914) (M. Ravel) 3 UJRT Marija Gođevac Piano 1) Toccata BWV 914 in E minor (J. S. Bach) 2) Rondo Sonata in C minor, 4th mvt. (C. M. Weber) 10 BBC Jennifer Pike Violin 1) Sonata in G major KV301, 1st mvt. (W. A. Mozart) 2) Sonata in G minor, 1st mvt. (C. Debussy) 3) Tambourin Chinois (F. Kreisler) 4) Etude Op. 25, No. 12 (F. Chopin) 6 SRG SSR Simone Sommerhalder Oboe 1) Capriccio for oboe and piano (A. Ponchielli) 2) Concerto for oboe in C major, KV 314 (W. A. Mozart)

Part 2 (8 May) Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument Piece(s) 18 Yle Piano 1) Grande Sonate patMtique Op. 13, I grave (L. V. Beethoven) 2) Etude Op. 72, No. 6 (M. Mozskovsky) 3) Etude Op. 25, No. 12 (F. Chopin) 12 NPS Kate Sebring Piano 1) Etude Op. 2 No. I in C sharp minor (A. Scriabin) 2) Tarantella (F. Liszt) 13 ORF Daniela Koch Flute 1) Concerto No. 2 in D minor, KV 314, 2nd mvt. (W. A. Mozart) 2) Concerto No 2 in D minor, KV 314, 3rd mvt (W. A. Mozart) 3) Fantaisie sur "Le Freyschutz" (C. P. Taffanel) 17 TVP Piano 1) Tarantella (F. Liszt) 2) Etude Op. 25, No. 1l in A minor (F. Chopin) 14 RTR Dmitri Majboroda Piano 1) Fantasia on a theme of "Largo al factotum" from G. Rossini: "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (G. Ginzburg) 2) Sonate No. 1l A major KV331 "Rondo alla Torea" (W. A. Mozart) 3) Concerto suite from the ballet "The Nutcracker": March, Andante mozetor (P. I. Tchaikovsky; M. Pletnev) 16 RTVSLO Luka Šulić Cello 1) Sonata for Cello Solo (3rd mvt., Toceata) (G. Crumb) 2) Seven Variations (Thema, I, II, IV, VII) (L. V. Beethoven) 3) Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62 (P. I. Tchaikovsky) 11 ČT Violin 1) Romana Andaluzo, Op. 22, Nr. 1 (P. de Sarasate) 2) Danza espagnolo, arr. Fritz Kreisler (M. de Falla) 3) Appasionato (Four Pieces for Violin and Piano), Op. 17 (J. Suk) 4) Scherzo ("Spring" Sonata) (L. V. Beethoven) 15 SVT Andreas Brantelid Cello 1) Sonata "Arpeggione", Ist mvt. (F. Schubert) 2) from "Carmen fantasie" (own arrangement) (P. d. Sarasate)

Final Due to the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the pieces performed by the finalists were restricted to Mozart or pieces from his contemporaries. 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.

Country Performer Instrument Piece Composer Result 1 Alina Elena Bercu Piano Piano Concerto, KV 503, 1st mov. W.A. Mozart 2 Simone Sommerhalder Oboe Oboe Concerto, KV 314, 1st mov. W.A. Mozart 3 Jennifer Pike Violin Violin Concerto, KV 216, 2nd mov. W.A. Mozart 4 Tine Thing Helseth Trumpet Trumpet Concerto, 1st mov. Joseph Haydn 2 5 Andreas Brantelid Cello Violoncello Concerto, 1st mov. Joseph Haydn 1 6 Daniela Koch Flute Flute Concerto, KV 314, 1st mov. W.A. Mozart 7 Dmitry Mayboroda Piano Piano Concerto, KV 467, 3rd mov. W.A. Mozart 3

Jury members The jury members consisted of the following:

– Ranko Markovic (head) / – Hiroko Sakagami – Martin Fröst – Carole Dawn Reinhart – – –

Broadcasting The participating broadcasters received the competition live via the Eurovision Network and broadcast it in their territories. 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(s) Channel(s) Commentator(s) ORF ORF 2 RTBF La Deux VRT BNT HRT CyBC ČT Yle Yle Teema ERT NPS NRK NRK1 TVP TVR TVR Cultural RTR KTVC RTS RTS 2 RTVSLO SVT SVT2 SF SF 1 TSR TSI BBC BBC Four Howard Goodall

+ Broadcasters in non-participating countries Country Broadcaster(s) Channel(s) Commentator(s) 3sat

See also Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Notes

References

External links Eurovision Young Musicians 2006