The Eurovision Young Musicians 1996 was the eighth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Belém Cultural Center in Lisbon, Portugal on 12 June 1996.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP), musicians from eight countries participated in the televised final. Out of the 22 countries (of which 18 are known), 14 (of which 10 are known) did not qualify to the final, including the host country Portugal. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Luis Izquierdo.[1] The participation of the following countries that took part in the previous edition is unknown; they are Croatia, Denmark, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, and Sweden.[1]
Eurovision Young Musicians 1996 | |
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Dates | |
Final | 12 June 1996 |
Host | |
Venue | Belém Cultural Center, Lisbon, Portugal |
Musical director | Luis Izquierdo |
Host broadcaster | Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 22 |
Number of finalists | 8 |
Debuting countries | None |
Returning countries | None |
Non-returning countries | Unknown[a] |
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Vote | |
Voting system | Jury chose their top 3 favourites by vote. |
Winning musician | |
The disqualified countries included Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, and United Kingdom. For the fourth time, the host country did not qualify for the final. Julia Fischer of Germany won the contest, with Austria and Estonia placing second and third respectively.[2]
Location
editBelém Cultural Center (Portuguese: Centro Cultural de Belém), a cultural centre in Lisbon, Portugal, was the host venue for the 1996 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians.[1]
Located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém (in the municipality of Lisbon), it is the largest building with cultural facilities in Portugal. The CCB's 140,000 m2 spaces was initially built to accommodate the European Presidency, but adapted to provide spaces for conferences, exhibitions and artistic venues (such as opera, ballet and symphony concerts), in addition to political and research congresses, high security meeting halls, and a 7,000 m2 exhibition area.
Results
editPreliminary round
editA total of twenty-two countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1996 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final.[3] The official list of participating countries in the preliminary round is unknown; the following countries failed to qualify.[1]
Final
editAwards 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.[2]
R/O | Country | Broadcaster | Performer(s) | Instrument | Piece(s) | Composer(s) | Pl. |
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1 | Norway | NRK | Gunilla Süssmann | Piano | |||
2 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Antoine Rebstein | Piano | |||
3 | Poland | TVP | Maria Nowak | Violin | |||
4 | Latvia | LTV | Baiba Skride | Violin | |||
5 | France | France Télévisions | Fanny Clamagirand | Violin | Carmen Fantasy | Pablo de Sarasate[3] | |
6 | Austria | ORF | Lidia Baich | Violin | Violin Concerto No. 5, 1st mvt | Henri Vieuxtemps | 2 |
7 | Estonia | ETV | Hanna Heinmaa | Piano | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart[6] | 3 |
8 | Germany | ZDF | Julia Fischer | Violin | Havanaise in E major, op. 83 | Camille Saint-Saëns[7] | 1 |
Broadcasting
editEBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round.
Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
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Austria | ORF | |||
Belgium | RTBF | Télé 21 | Benoît Jacques de Dixmude | [8] |
Cyprus | CyBC | |||
Estonia | ETV | |||
Finland | YLE | TV1 | [9] | |
France | France Télévision | France 3[b] | [3] | |
Germany | ZDF[c] | Antonia Ronnewinkel | [11][10] | |
Greece | ERT | |||
Ireland | RTÉ | |||
Latvia | LTV | |||
Norway | NRK | |||
Portugal | RTP | RTP2 | [12] | |
Poland | TVP | |||
Russia | RTR | |||
Slovenia | RTVSLO | |||
Spain | TVE | |||
Switzerland | SRG SSR | Schweiz 4 | Jean-Pierre Pastori | [10][13] |
United Kingdom | BBC | BBC2[d] | Sarah Walker | [14] |
Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
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Denmark | DR | DR TV[e] | Niels Oxenvad | [15][16] |
Iceland | RÚV | Rás 1[f] | Bergljót Anna Haraldsdóttir | [17] |
See also
editNotes and references
editFootnotes
edit- ^ The participation of six countries that took part in the previous edition is unknown (Croatia, Denmark, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia and Sweden)
- ^ Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 29 June at 00:10 CET (23:10 UTC)[3]
- ^ Delayed broadcast on 13 June at 00:10 CET (23:10 UTC)[10]
- ^ Delayed broadcast on 29 June at 13:10 UTC[14]
- ^ Delayed broadcast on 15 June at 16:01 CET (15:01 UTC),[15] the second part was broadcast the following day at 23:07 CET (22:07 UTC)[16]
- ^ Delayed broadcast on 2 January 1997 at 20:00 WET (21:00 UTC)[17]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Eurovision Young Musicians 1996: About the show". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Eurovision Young Musicians 1996: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Concours Eurovision des jeunes musiciens 1996". INAthèque (in French). Institut national de l'audiovisuel. 346923.001. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Sellisti Jussi Makkonen EBU-kilpaan Lissaboniin". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2 March 1996. Retrieved 14 November 2022. (subscription required)
- ^ "Klassika-Eurovisioon kuumas Lissabonis". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 10 June 1996. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Suursaadikute vahetamine ei ole McDonaldsi külastus, Kiiruse määravad protseduurid, Hanna Heinmaa edu näitab meie muusikaõpetuse head taset, Valgevene soovib Eesti toetust, Poliitilise lindiskandaali eeluurimine pikeneb, Karksi-Nuia volikogu vahetas linn". Postimees. June 15, 1996. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Julia Fischer plays Saint-Saëns's Havanaise aged 12". The Strad. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Mercredi 12 juin – Tele 21" [Wednesday 12 June – Tele 21] (in French, German, and Luxembourgish). French: Télé-Revue. 4 June 1996. p. 39. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Televisioon" [Television]. Post (in Estonian). 12 June 1996. p. 8. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via DIGAR Eesti artiklid.
- ^ a b c "Radio / TV Heute" [Radio / TV Today]. Freiburger Nachrichten (in German). 12 June 1996. p. 8. Retrieved 18 April 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "Mercredi 12 juin – ZDF" [Wednesday 12 June – ZDF] (in French, German, and Luxembourgish). French: Télé-Revue. 4 June 1996. p. 39. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "The Anglo-Portuguese News 6 June 1996 — Anglo Portuguese News Collection". www.angloportuguesenews.pt. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Suisse 4" [Switzerland 4]. Radio TV8 (in French). Lausanne, Switzerland: Héliographia SA. 12 June 1996. p. 47. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Young Musicians 96: Eurovision Final". BBC. 27 June 1996. p. 69. Retrieved 15 March 2018 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ a b "Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 15. juni 1996" [All-time programme overviews – Saturday 15th June 1996]. DR. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Alle tiders programoversigter – Søndag den 16. juni 1996" [All-time programme overviews – Sunday 16th June 1996]. DR. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Útvarp – filmtudagar 2/1" [Radio – Thursdays 2/1]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 December 1996. p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via Timarit.is.