About the title
World-renowned conductor and composer Lydia Tár becomes the first woman in history to be chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. She gives interviews, publishes books, teaches, and in her new post begins rehearsals for Mahler's Symphony No. 5, all while caring for her partner — the orchestra's concertmaster — and their young adopted daughter. But when one of her former protégées commits suicide, Lydia's impeccable reputation comes under threat.