Eurovision Young Musicians 1996
Dates
Final12 June 1996
Host
VenueCentro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal
Musical directorLuis Izquierdo
Host broadcasterRádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP)
Participants
Number of entries22 (8 qualified)
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countriesNone
Non-returning countries Croatia
 Denmark
 Hungary
 Lithuania
 Macedonia
 Sweden
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The Eurovision Young Musicians 1996 was the eighth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisbon, Portugal on 12 June 1996.[1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), musicians from eight countries participated in the televised final. Out of the 22 countries, 14 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] Six countries withdrew from the 1996 contest; they were Croatia, Denmark, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia and Sweden.[1]

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

Further information on the host venue: Centro Cultural de Belém
Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon. Venue of the Eurovision Young Musicians 1996.

Cultural Centre of Belém (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

Preliminary round

A total of twenty-two countries took part in the preliminary round of the 1996 contest, of which eight qualified to the televised grand final. The following countries failed to qualify.[1]

Final

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.[2]

Draw Country Performer Instrument Piece Result
01  Norway Gunilla Süssmann Piano -
02   Switzerland Antoine Rebstein Piano -
03  Poland Maria Nowak Violin -
04  Latvia Baiba Skride Violin -
05  France Fanny Clamagirand Violin -
06  Austria Lidia Baich Violin 2
07  Estonia Hanna Heinmaa Piano Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major by W.A. Mozart 3[5]
08  Germany Julia Fischer Violin Havanaise in E major, op. 83 by Camille Saint-Saëns[6] 1

Broadcasting

EBU members from the following countries broadcast the final round.

Broadcasters in participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s)
 Austria ORF
 Belgium RTBF
 Cyprus CyBC
 Estonia ERR
 Finland Yle
 France France 3
 Germany ZDF
 Greece ERT
 Ireland RTÉ
 Latvia LTV
 Norway NRK
 Portugal RTP2
 Poland TVP
 Russia RTR
 Slovenia RTVSLO
 Spain TVE
  Switzerland SRG SSR
 United Kingdom BBC

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Eurovision Young Musicians 1996: Participants". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Sellisti Jussi Makkonen EBU-kilpaan Lissaboniin". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2 March 1996. Retrieved 14 November 2022. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Klassika-Eurovisioon kuumas Lissabonis". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 10 June 1996. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Julia Fischer plays Saint-Saëns's Havanaise aged 12". The Strad. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

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