Nodame Cantabile — Season 1, Episode 13: Lesson 13: Graduation

Episode synopsis

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 idea of assembling an orchestra. She invites Chiaki in as their conductor. Needless to say, she also requests that Chiaki and his "superstar" status to invite some of the elite musicians (cellist, violinist, and oboist) into the orchestra. The S Orchestra has their final get together as they disband and move on. The pieces performed in the episode are Concerto for Flute and Percussion by André Jolivet and Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke) by Franz Liszt.

About Nodame Cantabile

Shinichi Chiaki is a first class musician whose dream is to play among the elites in Europe. Coming from a distinguished family, he is an infamous perfectionist; not only is he highly critical of himself, but of others as well. The only thing stopping Chiaki from leaving for Europe is his fear of flying. As a result, he's grounded in Japan. During his 4th year at Japan's top music university, Chiaki happens to meet Noda Megumi—or as she refers to herself, Nodame. On the surface, she seems to be an unkempt girl with no direction in life. However, when Chiaki hears Nodame play the piano for the first time, he is in awe at the kind of music she plays. To Chiaki's dismay, Nodame moves into the apartment next to his and finds out that she is head-over-heels in love with him.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Lesson 1
• E2Lesson 2
• E3Lesson 3: Queen of Percussion Instruments
• E4Lesson 4: Master Milch's Appearance
• E5Lesson 5: Many Years of S Orchestra's Direction
• E6Lesson 6: Secession
• E7Lesson 7: Kazuo's Many Years
• E8Lesson 8: Milch's Repatriation
• E9Lesson 9: Music Festival
• E10Lesson 10: The Notion That Where It Can Charm
• E11Lesson 11: Piano
• E12Lesson 12: Course