Synopsis

The request was clear: Chiaki was to leave the S orchestra and perform the piano solo from Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 for the A orchestra, at the behest of Stresseman and ultimately, his ex-lover – a member of the academy's board. This woman had, in turn, tasked Stresseman with instructing Chiaki in conducting. The episode featured Nodame performing Chopin's Etude No. 4 in C Sharp Minor, while the brief piece played by Stresseman’s former partner was an excerpt from Chopin’s Nocturne Op