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.[14][15]
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.[11][15]
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.[2][3]
Filming began soon after the first script reading of the cast, which was held at the end of February 2023.[14]Lee Young-ae started learning conducting and playing violin from November 2022, while
Hwang Bo-reum-byeol practiced playing violin for about eight months.[17][35]
Filming of the series had completed by November 1, 2023.[36]
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.[9]
Viewership
Maestra: Strings of Truth : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org.
Season
Episode number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
809
978
1087
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
913
1148
1160
1471
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea.[37]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers 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).
Notes
^Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.
^
abKim Cheol-hyun (June 29, 2023).
"김종호 기보 이사장, 드라마 제작현장 방문한 까닭은?". The Asia Business Daily (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Naver News.
^"마에스트라 OST Part.1" [Maestra: Strings of Truth OST Part.1]. Bugs! (in Korean). December 10, 2023.
Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^
abMoon Ji-yeon (October 27, 2023).
"이영애 카리스마 압도적..'마에스트라' 대본리딩 현장 공개" [Lee Young-ae's overwhelming charisma..'Maestra' script reading site revealed] (in Korean).
Sports Chosun.
Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023 – via
Naver.
^
abcde"인물소개" [Character Introduction] (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
^Lee Yu-min (November 7, 2023).
"'마에스트라' 예수정, 이영애 엄마 된다" ['Maestra: Strings of Truth' Ye Soo-jung becomes Lee Young-ae's mother]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via
Naver.
^Choi Hye-jin (December 5, 2023).
"최윤소, 이영애 만난다..'마에스트라' 출연 확정". Star News (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023 – via
Naver.
^Ryu Ji-yoon (November 9, 2023).
"황건, tvN '마에스트라' 첼로 수석 노바하 역 캐스팅" [Hwang Geon Cast as Principal Cellist Novaha in tvN's 'Maestra: Strings of Truth']. Dailian (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via
Naver.
"Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 9, 2023.
Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
"Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 10, 2023.
Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
"Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 16, 2023.
Archived from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
"Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 6, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
"Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 7, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
"Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 13, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
"Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 14, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^마에스트라 시청률 [Maestra: Strings of Truth ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea.
Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via Daum.
^Shin, Young-eun (December 18, 223).
'마에스트라' 이영애, 불륜녀 이시원 임신에 "축하해" ['Maestra' Lee Young-ae, 'Congratulations' on Adulterous Woman Lee Si-won's Pregnancy] (in Korean). Maeil Economy.
Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via
Naver.
^Yoon, Sung-yeol (December 31, 2023).
진호은 사망→'만취' 이영애, 손에 묻은 피에 '질겁'..최고 7.8% [종합](마에스트라) [Jin Ho-eun dies → 'Drunk' Lee Young-ae, 'Sick' by the blood on her hands..Up to 7.8% [Comprehensive] (Maestra)] (in Korean). Star News.
Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024 – via
Naver.
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.[14][15]
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.[11][15]
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.[2][3]
Filming began soon after the first script reading of the cast, which was held at the end of February 2023.[14]Lee Young-ae started learning conducting and playing violin from November 2022, while
Hwang Bo-reum-byeol practiced playing violin for about eight months.[17][35]
Filming of the series had completed by November 1, 2023.[36]
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.[9]
Viewership
Maestra: Strings of Truth : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org.
Season
Episode number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
809
978
1087
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
913
1148
1160
1471
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea.[37]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers 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).
Notes
^Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.
^
abKim Cheol-hyun (June 29, 2023).
"김종호 기보 이사장, 드라마 제작현장 방문한 까닭은?". The Asia Business Daily (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Naver News.
^"마에스트라 OST Part.1" [Maestra: Strings of Truth OST Part.1]. Bugs! (in Korean). December 10, 2023.
Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
^
abMoon Ji-yeon (October 27, 2023).
"이영애 카리스마 압도적..'마에스트라' 대본리딩 현장 공개" [Lee Young-ae's overwhelming charisma..'Maestra' script reading site revealed] (in Korean).
Sports Chosun.
Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023 – via
Naver.
^
abcde"인물소개" [Character Introduction] (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
^Lee Yu-min (November 7, 2023).
"'마에스트라' 예수정, 이영애 엄마 된다" ['Maestra: Strings of Truth' Ye Soo-jung becomes Lee Young-ae's mother]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023 – via
Naver.
^Choi Hye-jin (December 5, 2023).
"최윤소, 이영애 만난다..'마에스트라' 출연 확정". Star News (in Korean).
Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023 – via
Naver.
^Ryu Ji-yoon (November 9, 2023).
"황건, tvN '마에스트라' 첼로 수석 노바하 역 캐스팅" [Hwang Geon Cast as Principal Cellist Novaha in tvN's 'Maestra: Strings of Truth']. Dailian (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via
Naver.
"Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 9, 2023.
Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
"Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 10, 2023.
Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
"Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 16, 2023.
Archived from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
"Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 6, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
"Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 7, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
"Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 13, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
"Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 14, 2024.
Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^마에스트라 시청률 [Maestra: Strings of Truth ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea.
Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via Daum.
^Shin, Young-eun (December 18, 223).
'마에스트라' 이영애, 불륜녀 이시원 임신에 "축하해" ['Maestra' Lee Young-ae, 'Congratulations' on Adulterous Woman Lee Si-won's Pregnancy] (in Korean). Maeil Economy.
Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via
Naver.
^Yoon, Sung-yeol (December 31, 2023).
진호은 사망→'만취' 이영애, 손에 묻은 피에 '질겁'..최고 7.8% [종합](마에스트라) [Jin Ho-eun dies → 'Drunk' Lee Young-ae, 'Sick' by the blood on her hands..Up to 7.8% [Comprehensive] (Maestra)] (in Korean). Star News.
Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024 – via
Naver.