Philharmonia: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hélène is back in Paris after 20 years to take over as head of the Philharmonia, a national orchestra in turmoil since the sudden death of its previous conductor. Hired against the advice of the director and musicians, Hélène, a woman with unusual methods, has one season to prove her worth and save an orchestra known as "the maestro killer."

Hélène has no time to lose–she lives every day as if it were her last. She immediately replaces the first violin, the pillar of the orchestra, with a 20-year old tutti player from the third row who reminds Hélène of a younger version of herself: music is her entire world, passion her driving force. She is determined to make this young violin prodigy her successor. But what can she pass down when all she wants to do is break with her past?

Series details

• Title: Philharmonia
• Format: Scripted
• Language: French
• Genres: Drama, Music, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2019-01-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-02-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: France 2
• Network country: France
• Typical episode runtime: 52 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 40382
• IMDb ID: tt7707100
• TVDB ID: 352782

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-01-23; final listed air date 2019-02-06; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Philharmonia 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.