[1] The TSYO is led by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's RBC Resident Conductor, Trevor Wilson, and coached by TSO musicians Shane Kim (Violin), Peter Seminovs (Violin), Ivan Ivanovich (Viola), Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron (Cello), Christopher Laven (Double Bass), Miles Haskins (Woodwinds), Nicholas Hartman (Brass), and Joseph Kelly (Percussion).
[3] Founded in 1974 by Victor Feldbrill, the TSYO has a close partnership with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
[4] A collaborative on-stage performance by the two orchestras named "Side-by-Side" is held annually at Roy Thomson Hall.
[6] The prize of this competition is the opportunity to perform as a soloist for one of the TSO's young people concerts or with the TSYO.
On February 2, 1975, the inaugural concert of the TSYO was performed in the MacMillan Theatre at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music.