The Eurovision Young Musicians 1986 was the third edition of the

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, held at the

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, in

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, Denmark on 27 May 1986. Organised by the

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(EBU) and host broadcaster

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(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

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under the leadership of

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. France's

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won the contest, with Switzerland and Finland placing second and third respectively.

Location

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. The building complex was inaugurated in 1945 to a Functionalist design by

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and later expanded in 1958 and 1972. Vacated by DR when

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was inaugurated in 2006, the buildings now house the

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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

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(19:30

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). was the host of the 1986 contest. 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

under the leadership of

. The winner and runner-up of the previous edition,

Isabelle van Keulen Isabelle van Keulen (born 16 December 1966) is a Dutch violinist and violist, performing principally as a chamber musician but also as a concert violist. She founded the Isos Quartet in 1995. For more than 20 years, she collaborated with the pi ...

and

Olli Mustonen Olli Mustonen (born 7 June 1967) is a Finnish pianist, conductor, and composer. Biography Mustonen studied harpsichord and piano from the age of five with Ralf Gothóni and then Eero Heinonen. He studied composition with Einojuhani Rautavaar ...

respectively, performed "

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" during the interval.

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.

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.

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:

Preliminary round

* – Franz Wagner * – Fud Leclerc * – Mogens Andersen * – Anna-Karina Bentley * – Serge Kaufmann * –

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* – Jane Carty * – Ávi Hannáni * – Ilio Catani * –

Ton Hartsuiker Antoni Fredrik "Ton" Hartsuiker (12 May 1933 in Zwolle – 8 May 2015 in Utrecht) was a Dutch classical pianist, best known as a performer of 20th-century classical music, composer, music school administrator, and radio broadcaster. He was the dir ...

* – Robbert Jan de Neeve * – Jan Eriksen * – Michel Dami * –

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* – John Manduall * – Seadeta Midžić

Final

* / – Carole Dawn Reinhart * – * – * – * – Teresa Llacuna * –

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* –

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(head juror) * –

* – Björn Liljequist * –

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* –

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Broadcasts

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.

Other countries

* – Portuguese broadcaster RTP attempted to take part, but were forced to withdraw as it had been unable to provide a "qualified candidate".

Notes and references

Footnotes

References

External links

* {{Eurovision Young Musicians Eurovision Young Musicians by year 1986 in music 1986 in Denmark Music festivals in Denmark Events in Copenhagen May 1986 in Europe

Location

Format

Results

Preliminary round

Final

Jury members

Preliminary round

Final

Broadcasts

Other countries

See also

Notes and references

Footnotes

References

External links