In Maestra: Strings of Truth, popular South Korean star Lee Young Ae plays Cha Se Eum, a world-renowned conductor who has risen to fame in a field which is dominated by men.
Lee Young-ae vividly portrays a brilliant female conductor who takes over a struggling orchestra but is dogged by misfortune. Unfortunately, that’s not enough to save a poorly conceived series.
Lee Young-ae delivers as a ‘brilliant and frosty conductor’ in the Disney+ Korean drama Maestra: Strings of Truth, but the series fails to give a behind-the-curtain look at the classical music world.
Lee Young-ae plays orchestral conductor Cha Se-eum, who leaves New York after an incident with a concertmaster, and takes a job with an orchestra in Korea, whose players give her a chilly reception.