Maestra: Strings of Truth () is a South Korean television series starring Lee Young-ae, Lee Moo-saeng, Kim Young-jae, and Hwang Bo-reum-byeol. Based on the France 2 TV series titled Philharmonia, it is about the struggles and growth of one of the only 5% female conductors in the world. It aired on tvN from December 9, 2023 to January 14, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST). It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Disney+ in selected regions.
Synopsis The series is about a secretive female conductor who faces the truth surrounding her by digging into the mysterious incidents that happen within her orchestra.
Cast Main Lee Young-ae as Cha Se-eum: a former violinist and a world-renowned conductor of an orchestra named The Hangang Philharmonic, who fascinates performers and audience members with her bold and determined personality. Woo Da-bi as young Cha Se-eum Lee Moo-saeng as Yoo Jung-jae: Se-eum's ex-lover who is an investment tycoon and the chairman of UC Financial. Lim Sung-kyun as young Yoo Jung-jae Hwang Bo-reum-byeol as Lee Ru-na: a violinist and the youngest concertmaster of The Hangang Philharmonic. Kim Young-jae as Kim Pil: Se-eum's overly dependent husband who seems to be affectionate and considerate, but feels inferior to his wife due to her success. Jin Geon-woo as young Kim Pil
Supporting People around Cha Se-eum Jung Dong-hwan as Cha Ki-baek: Se-eum's father who is a musical instrument maker. Ye Soo-jung as Bae Jeong-hwa: Se-eum's mother who is a former violinist. Kim Young-ah as Lee Hye-jeong: best friend and workshop manager of Se-eum. Kang Ji-eun as Woo Young-seon: Jeong-hwa's doctor.
People around Yoo Jung-jae Choi Yun-so as Go Yu-ra: the director of KVN Broadcasting Station and Jung-jae's ex-wife. Kim Hyun-jun as Go Han-gil: Jung-jae's long-time friend and Yu-ra's older brother. as Secretary Park: Jung-jae's secretary.
The Hangang Philharmonic Park Ho-san as Jeon Sang-do: the cheerful and quick-witted CEO of The Hangang Philharmonic. Yang Jun-mo as Ma Yo-seop: a timpanist and the orchestra's union leader. Jin Ho-eun as Kim Bong-ju: the principal oboist. Lee Jung-yeol as Park Jae-man: a concertmaster and the oldest member of The Hangang Philharmonic. Lee Si-won as Lee Ah-jin: a horn player. Kim Min-kyu as Kim Tae-ho: Se-eum's secretary and her long-time fan. Jin So-yeon as Kwon Su-jin: an associate concertmaster. Jung Seon-ah as Heo Young-mi: the principal second violinist. Min A-ram as Shin Ji-ae: assistant principal second violinist. Han Jin-hee as Kang In-han: the principal first violinist. Hwang Geon as Novaha: the principal cellist. Lee Byung-joon as Oh Hyun-seok: the assistant conductor. Lim Se-joo as Chief Hwang: Sang-do's secretary.
Others Ha Ji-young as Kim Song-yi: a reporter Choi Soo-gyun as Lee Hae-na: Ru-na's older sister. Baek Sung-cheol as Chu Dong-sik: a detective. as Baek Joo-won: a detective.
Production Filming began soon after the first script reading of the cast, which was held at the end of February 2023. Lee Young-ae started learning conducting and playing violin from November 2022, while Hwang Bo-reum-byeol practiced playing violin for about eight months.
Filming of the series had completed by November 1, 2023.
In July 2023, production company RaemongRaein announced that it had signed a supply contract with Studio Dragon for the production of the series worth 17.5 billion won.
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 December 9, 2023 2 December 10, 2023 4.844% 5.699% 3 December 16, 2023 5.402% 6.013% 4 December 17, 2023 6.010% 6.1% 5 December 23, 2023 5.186% rowspan="2" 6 December 24, 2023 5.275% 7 December 30, 2023 5.256% 6.2% 8 December 31, 2023 4.978% 9 January 6, 2024 4.656% 4.893% 10 January 7, 2024 5.421% 5.497% 11 January 13, 2024 5.997% 12 January 14, 2024 6.740% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).
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