Maestro: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Eight famous amateurs, with a passion for classical music, do battle for the chance to conduct the BBC Concert Orchestra in front of a live audience of 30,000 at BBC Proms in the Park as part of the Last Night of the Proms. Actors Jane Asher and David Soul, drum and bass star Goldie, Blur bassist Alex James, broadcasters Katie Derham and Peter Snow, and comedians Sue Perkins and Bradley Walsh compete to be the Maestro. Presenter Clive Anderson takes us on a fascinating, surprising and thrilling journey into the heart of music making.

Series details

• Title: Maestro
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 2008-08-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-12-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 70 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5812
• TVDB ID: 82797

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-08-12; final listed air date 2008-12-25; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Maestro on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.