Nodame Cantabile — Season 1, Episode 3: Orchestra of the Lesser: Can Love Trump Poverty?

Episode synopsis

Stresemann bails on Orchestra S, leaving Chiaki to conduct. The bassist, Saku Sakura, isn't coming to all the rehearsals -- but it might not be her fault.

About Nodame Cantabile

When a classically trained young conductor meets a free-spirited pianist at music school, their romance and their music have a hard time harmonizing.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor
• E2Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!
• E4Will They or Won't They? Battle of the Regular Concert!
• E5Goodbye, Maestro! School Festival Battle of Love
• E6Goodbye, Orchestra S! A Tearful Disbanding and a Piano Duet of Love
• E7New Orchestra! Tensions in the Relationship
• E8Rising Star Orchestra's Concert! Fighting Old Traumas with Love
• E9Competition vs. Studying Abroad! A Relationship-Ending Decision
• E10Madness at the Competition! A Surprising Confession
• E11Goodbye, Nodame! A Tearful Christmas Concert