‘Mozart in the Jungle’ peeks behind curtain of classical music

Forget rock 'n' roll — Amazon's latest dramedy is taking on the world of sex, drugs and classical music.

"Mozart in the Jungle" (all 10 episodes premiere Tuesday) is a behind- the-scenes look at the fictional New York Symphony — and all the mind games, politics and back-stabbing that goes into creating the refined music.

"I think the misconception that I had were these were all totally square people," star Lola Kirke tells The Post. "Ultimately they're artists, and artists are known for having these degenerate minds … So therefore it shouldn't be so surprising that they are having sex and doing drugs and embarrassing themselves."

Inspired by Blair Tindall's memoir of the same name, "Mozart" centers on a young oboist named Hailey (Kirke, sister of "Girls" star Jemima) who is trying to navigate the egos and eccentricities of the orchestra and its passionate new conductor Rodrigo (Gael Garcia Bernal), whose unconventional approach threatens its old guard — including the reluctantly outgoing conductor (Malcolm McDowell) and chairwoman of the board (Bernadette Peters).

Bernal (right) in a scene with Malcolm McDowell (left) and Bernadette Peters.

"He's dreadfully afraid that he's sold out in coming to New York, which some might say is a graveyard for classical music and so he wants to bring the blood to it," says Paul Weitz, who serves as executive producer along with Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and John Strauss.

Rodrigo at first tries to add the young Hailey to his orchestra and pushes the musicians out of their comfort zone, taking them to play in an abandoned lot in the Bronx and inviting his volatile violinist ex-wife to play with the group.

"He's this kind of esoteric, wild, unexpected character, a tortured soul, very lonely, sacrificing himself for the music," Bernal says.

Artists are known for having degenerate minds. - Lola Kirke

Rodrigo finds companionship in Hailey, who eventually becomes his assistant, and perhaps a potential love interest — though both stars are mum on any on-screen romance.

"He inspires Hailey and opens her up," Kirke says. "Of course there are some bumps in the road. Hailey is wondering what-the-hell is she doing being an assistant because what she really wants to be doing is playing."

To act the part of playing an instrument, Kirke and the other stars trained with coaches in an imitation process, learning to mimic the movements of a musician (the rest of the show's orchestra is composed of professional musicians from the Chelsea Symphony).

There are not performances every episode — the first season takes place in the orchestra's off-season — with the goal of getting viewers invested in the characters rather than educating them about classical music.

"It's about the people that have devoted their lives to something and the eccentricities that pop out of that," Scwartzman says. "You spend your entire childhood devoted to one thing, there's a lot about your personality that's flawed and that's what's interesting."

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