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) and host broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR), 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]
France's Sandrine Lazarides won the contest, with Switzerland and Finland placing second and third respectively.[2]
Location

The Koncerthuset at Radiohuset in Copenhagen, Denmark, was the host venue for the 1986 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians.[1]
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).[3]
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. The winner and runner-up of the previous edition, Isabelle van Keulen and Olli Mustonen respectively, performed "Suite Italienne" during the interval.[1]
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.[1]
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.[2]
R/O | Country | Broadcaster | Performer(s) | Instrument | Piece(s) | Composer(s) | Pl. |
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FR3 | Sandrine Lazarides | Piano | Piano Concerto E flat | Franz Liszt | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
BBC | Alan Brind | Violin | Violin Concerto, D minor, op.47, 1st mov. | Jean Sibelius | |
3 | ![]() |
JRT | Aleksandar Madžar | Piano | Piano Concerto No. 4, G major, op.58, 2nd and 3rd movs. | Ludwig van Beethoven | |
4 | ![]() |
YLE | Jan-Erik Gustafsson | Cello | Variations on a Rococo Theme, op.33 | Pyotr Tchaikovsky | 3 |
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SRG SSR | Marian Rosenfeld | Piano | Piano Concerto No.1, E minor, op.11, 2nd and 3rd movs. | Frédéric Chopin | 2 |
Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following:[4][1]
Preliminary round
Austria – Franz Wagner
Belgium – Fud Leclerc
Denmark – Mogens Andersen
Finland – Anna-Karina Bentley
France – Serge Kaufmann
Germany – Richard Jakoby
Ireland – Jane Carty
Israel – Ávi Hannáni
Italy – Ilio Catani
Netherlands – Ton Hartsuiker
Netherlands – Robbert Jan de Neeve
Norway – Jan Eriksen
Switzerland – Michel Dami
Sweden – Sten Andersson
United Kingdom – John Manduall
Yugoslavia – Seadeta Midžić
Final
Austria/
United States – Carole Dawn Reinhart
Belgium – Georges Dumortier
Denmark – Poul Birkelund
Finland – Hannu-Ilari Lampila
France – Teresa Llacuna
Germany – Siegfried Palm
Italy – Claudio Scimone (head juror)
Netherlands – Ton Hartsuiker
Sweden – Björn Liljequist
United Kingdom – Sir David Willcocks
Yugoslavia – Jasna Nemec Novak
Broadcasts
EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round.[4] Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
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ORF | FS1[a] | [5] | |
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RTBF | Télé 2 | [6] | |
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DR | DR TV, DR P2 | Lenard Friedmann | [7] |
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FR3[b] | [8] | ||
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ZDF[a] | Friedrich Müller | [9] | |
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RTÉ | RTÉ 2 | [10] | |
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RAI | Rai Tre | [11] | |
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NOS | Nederland 2 | Joop van Zijl | [12][13] |
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NRK | NRK Fjernsynet | Jan Eriksen | [14] |
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SVT | TV1 | [15] | |
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SRG SSR | TV DRS[c] | [16] | |
TSR, RSR 2 | Georges Kleinmann | [17] | ||
TSI[c] | [18] | |||
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BBC | BBC2 | Humphrey Burton and Alun Francis | [19][20] |
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JRT | TV Beograd 2, TV Titograd 2 | [21] | |
TV Ljubljana 2 | [22] | |||
TV Zagreb 2 | [21] | |||
TV Sarajevo 2 | ||||
TV Skopje 2 |
Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
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SBS | SBS TV[d] | [23] |
Other countries
Portugal – Portuguese broadcaster RTP attempted to take part, but were forced to withdraw as it had been unable to provide a "qualified candidate".[4]
See also
Notes and references
Footnotes
References
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- ^ a b "Eurovision Young Musicians 1986: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "Alle tiders programoversigter – Tirsdag den 27. maj 1986" [All-time programme overviews – Tuesday 27 May 1986]. DR. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Eurovision Young Musicians 1986". Issuu. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Radio – Televizija" [Radio – Television]. Slovenski vestnik (in Slovenian). Klagenfurt, Austria. 23 May 1986. p. 7. Retrieved 19 June 2024 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
- ^ "T.V. Programma's" [TV. Programme's]. De Voorpost (in Dutch). Aalst, Belgium. 27 May 1986. p. 15. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Alle tiders programoversigter – Tirsdag den 27. maj 1986" [All-time programme overviews – Tuesday 27 May 1986]. DR. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Radio–Télévision – Samedi 31 mai" [Television – Saturday 31 May]. Le Monde diplomatique. Paris, France. 1 June 1986. p. 13. Retrieved 19 June 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Kultur / Fernsehen" [Culture / Television]. Die Welt (in German). Hamburg, West Germany. 3 May 1986. p. 20. Retrieved 19 June 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "TV Highlights". Galway Advertiser. Galway, Ireland. 22 May 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Martedì 27 maggio" [Tuesday – 27 May]. Radiocorriere TV (in Italian). Vol. 63, no. 21. Turin, Italy. 25–31 May 1986. pp. 66–69. Retrieved 13 April 2024 – via Rai Teche.
- ^ "radio–televisie" [radio–television]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Rotterdam, Netherlands. 27 May 1986. p. 5. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Jonge musician Eurovisie-strijd" [Young musician Eurovision-battle]. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Groningen, Netherlands. 27 May 1986. p. 2. Retrieved 13 April 2024 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Dagens radio/TV" [Today's radio/TV]. Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Sandefjord, Norway. 27 May 1986. p. 42. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via National Library of Norway.
- ^ "tv-programmen" [tv programmes]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden. 27 May 1986. p. 21.
- ^ a b "Ferneshen" [Television]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Zürich, Switzerland. 27 May 1986. p. 48. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via E-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "TV – mardi 27 mai" [TV – Tuesday 27 May]. Radio TV – Je vois tout (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland. 27 May 1986. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 3 March 2024 – via Scriptorium.
- ^ "Programmi TV" [TV Programs]. Popolo e Libertà (in Italian). Bellinzona, Switzerland. 27 May 1986. p. 8. Retrieved 12 March 2024 – via Sistema bibliotecario ticinese .
- ^ "Eurovision Young Musician of the Year – BBC2". Radio Times. 22 May 1986. p. 37. Retrieved 15 March 2018 – via BBC Genome Project.
- ^ "Eurovision Young Musician of the Year – BBC2". Radio Times. 27 May 1986. p. 51. Retrieved 15 March 2018 – via BBC Genome Project.
- ^ a b "Телевизија" [Television]. Borba (in Serbo-Croatian (Cyrillic script)). Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia. 27 May 1986. p. 14. Retrieved 26 May 2024 – via Belgrade University Library.
- ^ "Televizija" [Television]. Delo (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia. 27 May 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via Digital Library of Slovenia.
- ^ a b "Sunday – Television – December". The Sydney Morning Herald. North Sydney, Australia. 15 December 1986. p. 15. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via Google Books.
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