Eurovision Young Musicians 1986

The Eurovision Young Musicians 1986 was the third edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held at the Koncerthuset in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster 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 Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The participants could not be older than 19 by the time of the contest. The finalists were all accompanied by the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the leadership of Hans Graf.

France's Sandrine Lazarides won the contest, with Switzerland's Marian Rosenfeld and Finland's Jan-Erik Gustafsson placing second and third respectively.

Presenters
The host for the 1986 Contest was Anette Faaborg, a pianist and hearing assistant.

Jury members
The jury members consisted of the following:
 * Austria – Carole Dawn Reinhart
 * Belgium – Georges Dumortier
 * Denmark – Poul Birkelund
 * Finland – Hannu-Ilari Lampila
 * France – Teresa Llacuna
 * Germany – Siegried Palm
 * Italy – Claudio Scimone (head juror)
 * Netherlands – Ton Hartsuiker
 * Sweden – Björn Liljequist
 * United Kingdom – Sir David Willcocks
 * United States – Carole Dawn Reinhart
 * Yugoslavia – Jasna Nemec Novak