The National Symphony Youth Orchestra (NSYO) was established in 2023 by Jun Märkl, Music Director of the Taiwan Philharmonic, known in Taiwan as the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO). Drawing from Maestro Märkl's extensive experience with international youth music initiatives, and incorporating the merits of young musicians' training systems from various countries and orchestras, Taiwan Philharmonic designed a unique and global youth orchestra program that is tailored to Taiwan's culture and environment.

The NSYO runs two sessions each year, during school winter and summer vacations. In each session, the NSYO recruits more than one hundred exceptional young musicians from Taiwan and abroad to participate in intensive training courses and rehearsals. The orchestra also invites internationally-renowned musicians, sometimes from overseas, to perform a concert tour throughout Taiwan.

As a cultural ambassador for Taiwan, the NSYO is both global and local. The orchestra aims to solidify Taiwan's place in the international classical music network, and to create future possibilities for young musicians in Taiwan and overseas to connect with and explore the global music scene.