[4] Each of the eleven participants performed a piece of up to six minutes in length, which was judged by a five-person professional jury.
[5] WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, conducted by Clemens Schuldt, accompanied each of the eleven the participating musicians during their performances.
[6] On 28 April 2016, it was announced by the EBU and host broadcaster WDR that Daniel Hope and Tamina Kallert [de] would be the presenters for the eighteenth edition of the Young Musicians contest.
[9] and more recently was awarded the 2015 European Cultural Prize for Music, presented at the Dresden Frauenkirche in October 2015.
The third-place musician received €3,000, second-place €7,000, and the winner €10,000 and a solo concert performance with the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne.
The placing results of the remaining participants is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union.
[27] For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Eurovision Young Musicians, it needs to be an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).