Kurt Masur one of the world's great Maestros challenges and teaches the next generation of young musicians and conductors by stretching their limits and transforming their perspectives and abilities. Following master classes around the world over a period of a few years, the film is a carefully constructed collage organically interviewing the maestro's teachings and his personal life experiences. The result is a comprehensive emotional portrait of...

Includes full performance of Beethoven's ninth symphony, and a documentary about the symphony featuring Beethoven scholar Wulf Konold.