Eurovision Young Musicians 1986

Eurovision Young Musicians 1986
Dates
Final date 27 May 1986
Host
Venue Koncerthuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
Presenter(s) Anette Faaborg
Conductor Hans Graf
Director Marianne Montell
Executive producer Niels Karl Nielsen
Host broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR)
Interval act Isabelle van Keulen and Olli Mustonen performed "Suite Italienne".
Participants
Number of entries 15 (5 qualified)
Debuting countries
Returning countries None
Withdrawing countries None
Vote
Voting system Jury chose their top 3 favourites by vote.
Winning song
  • France
  • "Sandrine Lazarides"
Eurovision Young Musicians
◄1984 1986 1988►

The Eurovision Young Musicians 1986 was the third edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Koncerthuset, in Copenhagen, Denmark on 27 May 1986.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), musicians from five countries participated in the televised final. Despite the contest being held in Copenhagen, host country Denmark failed to qualify for the final alongside Germany, Austria, Israel, Belgium, Norway, Ireland, Sweden, Netherlands and Italy. The participant artists could not be older than 19 by the time of the contest. The finalists were all accompanied by the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the leadership of Hans Graf.[1]

The France's Sandrine Lazarides won the contest, with Switzerland and Finland placing second and third respectively.[2]

Location

For more details on the host venue, see Koncerthuset.
Koncerthuset, Copenhagen. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 1986.

The Koncerthuset in Copenhagen, Denmark, was the host venue for the 1986 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians.[1] The Koncerthuset, previously Copenhagen Concert Hall, is a part of the new DR Byen (DR Town), that houses the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, DR. The concert hall and the DR Town are located in the northern part of Ørestad - an ambitious development area in Copenhagen, Denmark. The concert complex consists of four halls with the main auditorium seating 1,800 people. It serves as the home of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra.[3]

Format

Anette Faaborg was the host of the 1986 contest.[1] 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.[1]

Results

Preliminary round

A total of fifteen countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1986 contest, of which five qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.[1]

Final

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.[2]

Draw Country Performer Instrument Result
01  France Sandrine Lazarides Piano 1
02  United Kingdom Alan Brind Violin
03  Yugoslavia Aleksandar Madžar Piano
04  Finland Jan-Erik Gustafsson Cello 3
05   Switzerland Marian Rosenfeld Piano 2

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[1]

  •  Austria – Carole Dawn Reinhart
  •  Belgium – Georges Dumortier
  •  Denmark – Poul Birkelund
  •  Finland – Hannu-Ilari Lampila
  •  France – Teresa Llacuna
  •  Germany – Siegried Palm
  •  Italy – Claudio Scimone (head juror)
  •  Netherlands – Ton Hartsuiker
  •  Sweden – Björn Liljequist
  •  United Kingdom – Sir David Willcocks
  •  United States – Carole Dawn Reinhart
  •  Yugoslavia – Jasna Nemec Novak

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Eurovision Young Musicians 1986: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Eurovision Young Musicians 1986: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. Kastrup, Mads; Frich, Morten (9 February 2007). "DRs koncerthus - et af verdens dyreste" (in Danish). Retrieved 5 June 2008.
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