#DocumentaryInsight #Maestro #K-Classic ▶ World-renowned conductor Pietari Inkinen guides you through the world of classical music. Young conductor Pietari Inkinen, who is leading world-class symphony orchestras such as the KBS Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, will be the presenter to tell hidden stories about classical music and conducting in Korea, Germany, and Japan. Pietari Inkinen is a conductor invited to the Bayreuth Festival in Germany, which is considered one of the world's top three classical festivals along with the Salzburg Festival in Austria and the BBC Proms in England. The Bayreuth Festival is a Wagner music festival that performs only operas by German composer Richard Wagner during the festival period, and Pietari Inkinen is also a Wagner specialist. You will also experience the hidden fun of comparing the performance characteristics of the symphony orchestras from each country he leads. In addition, he visits piano academies located in apartment complexes and talks about the source of power in Korean classical music from a foreigner's perspective, and the direction of 21st century classical music. ▶ There is a conductor who died because of the baton! Why? Music is the art of time, and a conductor is someone who controls time. What is the reason? World-renowned maestros Myung-whun Chung, Yoel Levi, and Kirill Karabits talk about the reason through interesting comparisons and tell us about the world of classical music and conducting that we feel unfamiliar with. The early conducting style was different from today, and there is a conductor who died at that time, but why did he die? When did conductors like today emerge? What roles do the conductor's right and left hands play when conducting? And why is classical music still loved by so many people even after hundreds of years? 'Maestro: Discovery of Classical Music' delves into numerous curiosities about classical music. ▶ The globalization of classical music, young Korean performers at the center of it! Pianist Lim Yoon-chan, the youngest winner of the Van Cliburn Competition. 2022 was a year full of news of Korean musicians winning international competitions, including In-mo Yang, the first Korean to win the Sibelius Violin Competition, and Ha-young Choi, a cellist who won the Queen Elisabeth Competition. Young Korean musicians with perfect technique and rich expressiveness are leading many people to the world of classical music. What do they have in common? Surprisingly, they all started out at a local music academy as children and became world-class musicians. Through the characteristics of Korean classical musicians who are praised by the world and the Korean classical education system that created them, we will learn why Koreans are leading the 21st century classical culture with their own sensibility and musical skills, which were originally Western. And you will feel the catharsis of classical music by watching the performance of Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 by Yoon-chan Lim, which is hard to find in any documentary, and the performance of young Korean musicians such as Ye-kwon Sunwoo and In-mo Yang, who represent Korea, and the KBS Symphony Orchestra, which represents Korea, from the best seats in the front row of the TV. ▶ Classics that continue the times! Dreaming of becoming a future maestro “You can easily find musicians who handle their instruments well anywhere, but there are fewer excellent conductors” Pietari Inkinen / Conductor KBS Symphony Orchestra and Pietari Inkinen are holding a youth conducting master class to foster the next generation of conductors. Park Su-hyeon (15), a middle school student who was confidently selected for the master class through an audition, is getting one step closer to her dream under Inkinen’s professional guidance. Conducting is ultimately about understanding the composer and conveying the composer’s intentions to the audience. The notes scattered from the conductor’s fingertips become music. He conducts to his heart’s content on the stage of Bucheon Arts Center, hoping to one day perform on a world-class stage, and an unrivaled performance begins that is hard to believe for a second-year middle school student. ▶ Classical music enthusiast and actress Kim Mi-sook to participate in narration of 'Maestro: Discovery of Classics' Actress Kim Mi-sook, who has been hosting KBS Classic FM's 'Kim Mi-sook's Home Music' for 6 years, will add authenticity to classical music with her luxurious voice in 'Maestro: Discovery of Classics'. After finishing the narration, she said, "I can't wait for the broadcast" and expressed her anticipation. Actress Kim Mi-sook, who has appeared in numerous programs, is also looking forward to 'Maestro: Discovery of Classics'. If you want to feel the catharsis that classical music delivers, watch the first episode.