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Eurovision Young Musicians 2006
International youth classical music contest
International youth classical music contest
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Eurovision Young Musicians |
| year | 2006 |
| logo | Eurovision Young Musicians 2006 logo.jpeg |
| semi1 | 7 May 2006 |
| semi2 | 8 May 2006 |
| semi2_venue | Konzerthaus |
| Vienna, Austria | |
| final | 12 May 2006 |
| final_venue | Rathausplatz |
| Vienna, Austria | |
| presenter | Schallbert "Sillety" Gilet |
| director | Heidelinde Haschek |
| musdirector | Christian Arming |
| organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| host | Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) |
| winmusician | Sweden |
| Andreas Brantelid | |
| vote | Jury voting |
| entries | 18 |
| finalists | 7 |
| debut | |
| return | |
| nonreturn | |
| Map 1Semi | Y |
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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, 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)
| Country | Broadcaster | Performer | Instrument | R. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTBF | Ilia Laporev | Cello | DNQ | |
| BNT | Ivan Szvetozarevo Gerasimov | Bassoon | DNQ | |
| CyBC | Jórgosz Mánnurisz | Piano | DNQ | |
| ERT | Jónian-Ilia Kadesa | Violin | DNQ | |
| HRT | Varga Zita | Cello | DNQ | |
| NRK | Tine Thing Helseth | Trumpet | Q | |
| TVR | Alina Elena Bercu | Piano | Q | |
| UJRT | Marija Gođevac | Piano | DNQ | |
| BBC | Jennifer Pike | Violin | Q | |
| SRG SSR | Simone Sommerhalder | Oboe | Q |
Part 2 (8 May)
| Country | Broadcaster | Performer | Instrument | R. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yle | Piano | DNQ | ||
| NPS | Kate Sebring | Piano | DNQ | |
| ORF | Daniela Koch | Flute | Q | |
| TVP | Piano | DNQ | ||
| RTR | Dmitri Majboroda | Piano | Q | |
| RTVSLO | Luka Šulić | Cello | DNQ | |
| ČT | Violin | DNQ | ||
| SVT | Andreas Brantelid | Cello | Q |
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/O | Country | Performer | Instrument | Piece | Composer | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alina Elena Bercu | Piano | Piano Concerto, KV 503, 1st mov. | W.A. Mozart | ||||||||||
| Simone Sommerhalder | Oboe | Oboe Concerto, KV 314, 1st mov. | W.A. Mozart | ||||||||||
| Jennifer Pike | Violin | Violin Concerto, KV 216, 2nd mov. | W.A. Mozart | ||||||||||
| Tine Thing Helseth | Trumpet | Trumpet Concerto, 1st mov. | Joseph Haydn | 2 | |||||||||
| Andreas Brantelid | Cello | Violoncello Concerto, 1st mov. | Joseph Haydn | 1 | |||||||||
| Daniela Koch | Flute | Flute Concerto, KV 314, 1st mov. | W.A. Mozart | ||||||||||
| Dmitry Mayboroda | Piano | Piano Concerto, KV 467, 3rd mov. | W.A. Mozart | 3 |
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.
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Austria | Belgium | Bulgaria | Croatia | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Finland | Greece | Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Romania | Russia | Serbia and Montenegro | Slovenia | Sweden | Switzerland | United Kingdom |
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References
References
- "Eurovision Young Musicians 2006: About the show". European Broadcasting Union.
- "Eurovision Young Musicians 2006: Participants". European Broadcasting Union.
- (13 May 2006). "45.000 Besucher bei Eröffnung".
- (31 August 2006). "EBU.CH :: 2006_05_15_eurovision". EBU.
- (11 March 2006). "På TV – lørdag 11. mars". [[Rogalands Avis]].
- [https://istorijskenovine.unilib.rs/view/index.html#panel:pp%7Cissue:UB_00064_20060512%7Carticle:page16]
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