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Eurovision Young Musicians 2006

International youth classical music contest

Eurovision Young Musicians 2006

Summary

International youth classical music contest

FieldValue
nameEurovision Young Musicians
year2006
logoEurovision Young Musicians 2006 logo.jpeg
semi17 May 2006
semi28 May 2006
semi2_venueKonzerthaus
Vienna, Austria
final12 May 2006
final_venueRathausplatz
Vienna, Austria
presenterSchallbert "Sillety" Gilet
directorHeidelinde Haschek
musdirectorChristian Arming
organiserEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU)
hostÖsterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
winmusicianSweden
Andreas Brantelid
voteJury voting
entries18
finalists7
debut
return
nonreturn
Map 1SemiY

Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria Andreas Brantelid

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2006 was the thirteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria, on 12 May 2006. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), musicians from seven countries participated in the televised final. This was the first time that the competition was held on an open-air stage and was the beginning of the annual Vienna Festival. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest in and .

A total of eighteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held at the Konzerthaus, Vienna on 7 and 8 May 2006. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christian Arming. 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. and made their début while returned. Two countries decided not to participate, they were and .

Andreas Brantelid of Sweden won the contest, with Norway and Russia placing second and third respectively.

Location

[[Rathausplatz, Vienna]] was the host location of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2006 final.

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

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)

CountryBroadcasterPerformerInstrumentR.
RTBFIlia LaporevCelloDNQ
BNTIvan Szvetozarevo GerasimovBassoonDNQ
CyBCJórgosz MánnuriszPianoDNQ
ERTJónian-Ilia KadesaViolinDNQ
HRTVarga ZitaCelloDNQ
NRKTine Thing HelsethTrumpetQ
TVRAlina Elena BercuPianoQ
UJRTMarija GođevacPianoDNQ
BBCJennifer PikeViolinQ
SRG SSRSimone SommerhalderOboeQ

Part 2 (8 May)

CountryBroadcasterPerformerInstrumentR.
YlePianoDNQ
NPSKate SebringPianoDNQ
ORFDaniela KochFluteQ
TVPPianoDNQ
RTRDmitri MajborodaPianoQ
RTVSLOLuka ŠulićCelloDNQ
ČTViolinDNQ
SVTAndreas BrantelidCelloQ

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.

R/OCountryPerformerInstrumentPieceComposerResult1234567
Alina Elena BercuPianoPiano Concerto, KV 503, 1st mov.W.A. Mozart
Simone SommerhalderOboeOboe Concerto, KV 314, 1st mov.W.A. Mozart
Jennifer PikeViolinViolin Concerto, KV 216, 2nd mov.W.A. Mozart
Tine Thing HelsethTrumpetTrumpet Concerto, 1st mov.Joseph Haydn2
Andreas BrantelidCelloVioloncello Concerto, 1st mov.Joseph Haydn1
Daniela KochFluteFlute Concerto, KV 314, 1st mov.W.A. Mozart
Dmitry MayborodaPianoPiano Concerto, KV 467, 3rd mov.W.A. Mozart3

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:

  • Austria – Ranko Markovic (head)
  • Japan/Switzerland – Hiroko Sakagami
  • Sweden – Martin Fröst
  • United States – Carole Dawn Reinhart
  • Austria –
  • Norway –
  • Austria –

Broadcasting

The participating broadcasters received the competition live via the Eurovision Network and broadcast it in their territories.

CountryBroadcaster(s)AustriaBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicFinlandGreeceNetherlandsNorwayPolandRomaniaRussiaSerbia and MontenegroSloveniaSwedenSwitzerlandUnited Kingdom
ORF
RTBF
VRT
BNT
HRT
CyBC
ČT
Yle
ERT
NPS
NRK
TVP
TVR Cultural
KTVC
RTS
RTVSLO
SVT
SF
TSR
TSI
BBC

References

References

  1. "Eurovision Young Musicians 2006: About the show". European Broadcasting Union.
  2. "Eurovision Young Musicians 2006: Participants". European Broadcasting Union.
  3. (13 May 2006). "45.000 Besucher bei Eröffnung".
  4. (31 August 2006). "EBU.CH :: 2006_05_15_eurovision". EBU.
  5. (11 March 2006). "På TV – lørdag 11. mars". [[Rogalands Avis]].
  6. [https://istorijskenovine.unilib.rs/view/index.html#panel:pp%7Cissue:UB_00064_20060512%7Carticle:page16]
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