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Eurovision Young Musicians 2006 was the 13th edition of Eurovision Young Musicians. It consisted of two semi-finals on 7 and 8 May, held at Konzerthaus, and a final on 12 May 2006, held at the Rathausplatz in Vienna, Austria, and presented by Schallbert "Sillety" Gilet. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). The Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christian Arming accompanied all competing performers. This was the first time that the competition was held on an open-air stage and was the beginning of the annual Vienna Festival. ORF had previously hosted the contest in Austria in 1990 and 1998.

Semi-final 1
  • 7 May 2006
Semi-final 2
Final
OrganiserEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU)
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Eurovision Young Musicians 2006
Dates and venues
Semi-final 1
  • 7 May 2006
Semi-final 2
Final
Organisation
OrganiserEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Production
Host broadcasterÖsterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
DirectorHeidelinde Haschek
Musical directorChristian Arming
PresenterSchallbert "Sillety" Gilet
Participants
Number of entries18
Number of finalists7
Debuting countries Bulgaria
 Serbia and Montenegro
Returning countries Czech Republic
Non-returning countries Estonia
 Germany
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Voting systemJury voting
Winning musician Sweden
Andreas Brantelid
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Musicians representing eighteen countries took part in the competition, with seven of them participating in the televised final.[1][2] 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. Bulgaria and Serbia and Montenegro made their début while Czech Republic returned. Two countries decided not to participate, they were Estonia and Germany.[3]

The winner was cellist Andreas Brantelid representing Sweden, with trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth representing Norway placing second, and pianist Dmitry Mayboroda representing Russia placing third.[4]

Location

Further information on the host city: Vienna
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 Eurovision Young Musicians final. Schubert Hall in the Konzerthaus, a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, hosted the semi-final round. The Great Hall of Konzerthaus previously hosted the contest in 1998.[3]

Format

Actor Michael Ostrowski in his role as Schallbert "Sillety" Gilet was the host of the 2006 contest.[5] The interval act included performances of several Mozart pieces by the host, and other invited artists.[3]

Participants and 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.[3]

Part 1 (7 May)

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R/O Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument Piece(s)[6] R.
2  Belgium RTBF Ilia Laporev Cello 1) Sonata in G major, 1st mvt. (allegro brillante) (J. B. Breval)
2) Variations on one string on a theme of Rossini (N. Paganini)		 N/a
5  Bulgaria BNT Ivan Szvetozarevo Gerasimov Bassoon 1) Concerto in B flat major, 1st mvt. (W. A. Mozart)
2) Recitativ, Siciliana and Rondo (E. Bozza)		 N/a
1  Cyprus CyBC Jórgosz Mánnurisz Piano 1) Sonata in D minor "Toccata" K 141 (D. Scarlatti)
2) Rondo in D major KV485 (W. A. Mozart)
3) Scherzo in F sharp minor (F. Mendelssohn)		 N/a
7  Greece ERT Jónian-Ilia Kadesa Violin 1) Concert in G major No. 3 KV 216, 1st mvt. (W. A. Mozart)
2) Concert in G major No. 3 KV 216, 2nd mvt (W. A. Mozart)		 N/a
8  Croatia HRT Varga Zita Cello 1) Isonata A major, 1st mvt. (L. Boccherini)
2) Sonata in G major 1st mvt. (for Violin), KV 301 (W. A. Mozart)
3) Chant de Menestrel, Op. 71 (A, Glazunov)
4) Dance du Diable Vert (G. Cassado)		 N/a
4  Norway NRK Tine Thing Helseth Trumpet 1) Solus, 3rd mvt. (S. Friedman)
2) Legend (G. Enescu)
3) Concerto in E flat major, 2nd mvt (J. B. G. Neruda)		 Q
9  Romania TVR Alina Elena Bercu Piano 1) Fantasie in C major Hob. XVII:4 (1789) (J. Haydn)
2) La valse (1914) (M. Ravel)		 Q
3  Serbia and Montenegro UJRT Marija Gođevac Piano 1) Toccata BWV 914 in E minor (J. S. Bach)
2) Rondo Sonata in C minor, 4th mvt. (C. M. Weber)		 N/a
10  United Kingdom BBC Jennifer Pike Violin 1) Sonata in G major KV301, 1st mvt. (W. A. Mozart)
2) Sonata in G minor, 1st mvt. (C. Debussy)
3) Tambourin Chinois (F. Kreisler)
4) Etude Op. 25, No. 12 (F. Chopin)		 Q
6   Switzerland SRG SSR Simone Sommerhalder Oboe 1) Capriccio for oboe and piano (A. Ponchielli)
2) Concerto for oboe in C major, KV 314 (W. A. Mozart)		 Q
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Part 2 (8 May)

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R/O Country Broadcaster Performer Instrument Piece(s)[7] R.
18  Finland Yle Visa Sippola [fi] Piano 1) Grande Sonate patMtique Op. 13, I grave (L. V. Beethoven)
2) Etude Op. 72, No. 6 (M. Mozskovsky)
3) Etude Op. 25, No. 12 (F. Chopin)		 N/a
12  Netherlands NPS Kate Sebring Piano 1) Etude Op. 2 No. I in C sharp minor (A. Scriabin)
2) Tarantella (F. Liszt)		 N/a
13  Austria ORF Daniela Koch Flute 1) Concerto No. 2 in D minor, KV 314, 2nd mvt. (W. A. Mozart)
2) Concerto No 2 in D minor, KV 314, 3rd mvt (W. A. Mozart)
3) Fantaisie sur "Le Freyschutz" (C. P. Taffanel)		 Q
17  Poland TVP Jacek Kortus [pl] Piano 1) Tarantella (F. Liszt)
2) Etude Op. 25, No. 1l in A minor (F. Chopin)		 N/a
14  Russia RTR Dmitri Majboroda Piano 1) Fantasia on a theme of "Largo al factotum" from G. Rossini: "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (G. Ginzburg)
2) Sonate No. 1l A major KV331 "Rondo alla Torea" (W. A. Mozart)
3) Concerto suite from the ballet "The Nutcracker": March, Andante mozetor (P. I. Tchaikovsky; M. Pletnev)		 Q
16  Slovenia RTVSLO Luka Šulić Cello 1) Sonata for Cello Solo (3rd mvt., Toceata) (G. Crumb)
2) Seven Variations (Thema, I, II, IV, VII) (L. V. Beethoven)
3) Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62 (P. I. Tchaikovsky)		 N/a
11  Czech Republic ČT Markéta Janoušková [cs] Violin 1) Romana Andaluzo, Op. 22, Nr. 1 (P. de Sarasate)
2) Danza espagnolo, arr. Fritz Kreisler (M. de Falla)
3) Appasionato (Four Pieces for Violin and Piano), Op. 17 (J. Suk)
4) Scherzo ("Spring" Sonata) (L. V. Beethoven)		 N/a
15  Sweden SVT Andreas Brantelid Cello 1) Sonata "Arpeggione", Ist mvt. (F. Schubert)
2) from "Carmen fantasie" (own arrangement) (P. d. Sarasate)		 Q
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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.[4]

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R/O Country Performer Instrument Piece Composer Result
1  Romania Alina Elena Bercu Piano Piano Concerto, KV 503, 1st mov. W.A. Mozart
2   Switzerland Simone Sommerhalder Oboe Oboe Concerto, KV 314, 1st mov. W.A. Mozart
3  United Kingdom Jennifer Pike Violin Violin Concerto, KV 216, 2nd mov. W.A. Mozart
4  Norway Tine Thing Helseth Trumpet Trumpet Concerto, 1st mov. Joseph Haydn 2
5  Sweden Andreas Brantelid Cello Violoncello Concerto, 1st mov. Joseph Haydn 1
6  Austria Daniela Koch Flute Flute Concerto, KV 314, 1st mov. W.A. Mozart
7  Russia Dmitry Mayboroda Piano Piano Concerto, KV 467, 3rd mov. W.A. Mozart 3
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Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following:[3]

Broadcasting

The participating broadcasters received the competition live via the Eurovision Network and broadcast it in their territories.[8] Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.

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Broadcasters in participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s) Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Austria ORF ORF 2 [9]
 Belgium RTBF La Deux [10]
VRT
 Bulgaria BNT
 Croatia HRT
 Cyprus CyBC
 Czech Republic ČT
 Finland Yle Yle Teema [11]
 Greece ERT
 Netherlands NPS
 Norway NRK NRK1 [12]
 Poland TVP
 Romania TVR TVR Cultural
 Russia RTR KTVC
 Serbia and Montenegro RTS RTS 2 [13]
 Slovenia RTVSLO
 Sweden SVT SVT2 Marianne Söderberg [sv] [14]
  Switzerland SF SF 1[a] [15]
TSR
TSI
 United Kingdom BBC BBC Four[b] Howard Goodall [16][17]
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Broadcasters in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s) Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref.
 Germany 3sat [18]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Deferred broadcast on 14 May at 23:10[15]
  2. [b]
    Deferred broadcast, in a shortened format, on 31 May at 20:00[16]

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