Nodame Cantabile

S01E01 Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor

Megumi Noda, known to everyone as Nodame, is a disorganized third-year piano student at Momogaoka School of Music. Her playing is wild and free, driven purely by instinct. In sharp contrast, Shin'ichi Chiaki is a top-tier student with conductor ambitions and a polished, arrogant demeanor. Despite their differences, he can't ignore the raw, unusual brilliance he hears when she performs Beethoven's *Pathétique*.