Conducting is, in the truest sense of the word, a craft. The way a complex sound structure can emerge from the collaboration with the orchestra has always been the subject of myths. Christian Thielemann, chief conductor of the Saxon State Orchestra in Dresden, music director of the Bayreuth Festival, and artistic director of the Salzburg Easter Festival, is one of the most significant representatives of his field. He has allowed the camera to demystify these three central places of his work: with brutally close shots of his gestures, without any pretense. This offers the viewer a captivating school of conducting. Thielemann embodies the music of Mozart, Verdi, and Wagner, thus providing an unprecedented access to the essence of conducting.