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The National Symphony Orchestra and its members perform in a variety of concerts designed to educate people of all ages. NSO Young People's Concerts are presented to students in grades 3-6 during the school day. NSO Composer Portraits offer a chance for everyone to learn about the great composers by listening to excerpts of the composer's greatest's hits. NSO Family Concerts incorporate a family-friendly format designed to entertain children ages 7 and up and parents alike. For the wee ones (ages 4 and up) the NSO Kinderkonzerts offer small, interactive ensemble performances. NSO Ensembles concerts are presented for children 9 and up; these concerts demonstrate the connections between music and other academic disciplines.

The NSO administers several training programs for students, young musicians, and aspiring professional musicians throughout the year. The NSO Youth Fellowship Program is an orchestral training program in which Washington, D.C. area high school students receive full scholarships to study with an NSO musicians. Each summer the country's finest high school musicians gather at the Kennedy Center to participate in the National Symphony Orchestra's Summer Music Institute, a three-week intensive music clinic for dedicated young musicians. The National Conducting Institute allows young conductors the opportunity to study with Leonard Slatkin for three weeks and conduct the National Symphony Orchestra in a concert.