Founded in 1945, the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (NTSO) is the oldest symphony orchestra in Taiwan. Since its establishment, it has been successively affiliated with the Taiwan Garrison Command, Taiwan Art Construction Association, Taiwan Provincial Department of Education, Department of Culture, Council for Cultural Affairs, and the Executive Yuan. In May of 2012, it came under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. The orchestra is located in Wufeng, Taichung. It is a full-fledged music group with a full complement of software and hardware.

Over 80 years of history, under the directors of the past and efforts, the NTSO has accumulated extensive performing experience. Countless international teams and musicians have been invited to perform with the NTSO.

Since 2019, the internationally renowned conductor maestro Lan Shui has taken on the position of NTSO Principal Guest Conductor, cooperating with NTSO to enrich artistic skills, innovate on tradition, deepen education, and promote aesthetics, thus enhancing the public’s musical life, making music ever-present like air, water and sunshine.