This was the first time that the competition was held on an open-air stage and was the beginning of the annual Vienna Festival.
All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christian Arming.
[2] Rathausplatz, a square outside the Wiener Rathaus city hall of Vienna, was the host location for the 2006 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians final.
[1] Broadcasters from eighteen countries took part in the semi-final round of the 2006 contest, of which seven qualified to the televised grand final.
The placing results of the remaining participants is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union.