The Eurovision Young Musicians 2006 was the thirteenth edition of the

Eurovision Young Musicians The Eurovision Young Musicians (), often shortened to EYM, or Young Musicians, is a biennial classical music competition for European musicians that are aged between 12 and 21. It is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and broadcast ...

, held at the Rathausplatz in

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on 12 May 2006. Organised by the

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(EBU) and host broadcaster

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(ORF), musicians from seven countries participated in the televised final. This was the first time that the competition was held on an open-air stage and was the beginning of the annual

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. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest in and . A total of eighteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held at the Vienna Konzerthaus on 7 and 8 May 2006. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the

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, conducted by

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. The young musicians could not be older than 19 and their performance during the final could not be longer than 7 minutes and 30 seconds. and made their début while returned. Two countries withdrew to the contest, they were and .

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of Sweden won the contest, with Norway and Russia placing second and third respectively.

Location

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. The Konzerthaus, a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, hosted the semi-final round. The Konzerthaus previously hosted the contest in 1998.

Format

Schallbert "Sillety" Gilet was the host of the 2006 contest. The interval act included performances of several Mozart pieces by the host, and other invited artists.

Results

Semi-final

A total of eighteen countries took part in the semi-final round of the 2006 contest, of which seven qualified to the televised grand final.

Part 1 (7 May)

Part 2 (8 May)

Final

Due to the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the birth of

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

, the pieces performed by the finalists were restricted to Mozart or pieces from his contemporaries. 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.

Jury members

The jury members consisted of the following: * –

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(head) */ – Hiroko Sakagami * –

Martin Fröst Martin Fröst (born 14 December 1970) is a Swedish clarinetist and conductor. He is principal conductor of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. He is also a developer of multimedia projects with music, choreography and light design, in which he app ...

* – Carole Dawn Reinhart * – Heinz Sichrovsky * – Erik Niord Larsen * –

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Broadcasting

The competition was transmitted live over the

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by the participating broadcasters.

References

External links

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