Category Archives: Nodame Cantabile

Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 7 Lesson 7: Kazuo’s Many Years Chiaki is still having trouble getting the orchestra into shape, and everyone’s confidence shatters under his harsh criticisms. With help from Nodame, Chiaki finally realizes Stresemann’s reasoning behind the S Orchestra just in time for the concert subscription series, and the S Orchestra managesContinue reading “Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 7”

Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 8 Lesson 8: Milch’s Repatriation Chiaki is asked to leave the S orchestra to play the piano solo of Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff as requested by Stresseman for the A orchestra. It is revealed that Stresseman was asked by his ex-lover, a member of the academy’s boardContinue reading “Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 8”

Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 9 Lesson 9: Music Festival Stresseman sends Chiaki, Nodame, Mine, and Masumi to a musical festival where each takes lessons from famous musicians in order to better their playing. An unprepared Mine is quickly overwhelmed by the many talented musicians there. Meanwhile, Chiaki is ordered to look out for StresemannContinue reading “Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 9”

Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 10 Lesson 10: The Notion That Where It Can Charm The school festival is here and the S Orchestra is to perform without the aid of Chiaki, who is busy practicing with the A Orchestra with their performance. Chiaki discovers what was missing from his playing courtesy of the SContinue reading “Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 10”

Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 11 Lesson 11: Piano It is finally Stresemann, Chiaki, and the A Orchestra’s turn to perform for the school’s fall festival. They manage to captivate the audience with their Rachmaninoff performance. Chiaki and Stresemann go their separate ways as Stresemann returned to Europe the next day. Nodame becomes desperate toContinue reading “Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 11”

Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 12 Lesson 12: Course Chiaki and Nodame perform Rachmaninoff on two pianos and cause quite a stir attracting an audience including Saiko and Etou-sensei. Later Chiaki meets with the writers from Classic Life magazine and they try to investigate why Chiaki is still in Japan when he could be goingContinue reading “Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 12”

Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 13 Lesson 13: Graduation It’s graduation time at the Momogaoka College of Music and its graduating students (including Chiaki and Masumi) put on a performance of various classical pieces for their graduation recital. Kiyora, the former concert mistress of the Nina Lutz Seminar Youth Orchestra, proposes to Chiaki her ideaContinue reading “Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 13”

Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 14 Lesson 14: Past Under rather bizarre circumstances, Nodame makes a visit to the home in which Chiaki grew up, meets his family, and even makes dinner for them (onigiri and nabe). Since the passing of Chiaki’s grandfather, tensions seem to have risen within the family, nearly to a breakingContinue reading “Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 14”

Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 15 Lesson 15: Change Chiaki’s relatives are awaken by Chiaki and Nodame’s playing. Both uncle and cousin agree that Chiaki should continue his music studies. Just before leaving Chiaki and his relatives all agree that Nodame should become a concert pianist and not a kindergarten teacher (seeing as she willContinue reading “Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 15”

Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 6 Lesson 6: Secession The S orchestra is to perform before the A orchestra at the upcoming concert. However, Stresemann takes “business” leave and Chiaki is forced to take his place conducting the S orchestra. In a twist of events, Stresemann quits the S orchestra and in revenge against Chiaki,Continue reading “Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 6”