A string quartet practices Mozart’s K. 590 in the common room of their apartment as the complex manager struggles to recover the fading beauty of the property from the indifferent forces of destruction.

A boy impresses an eccentric music teacher with his love for music, but only one girl in his class understands that at the root of this love is his desperation to reach his absentee father.

As a young Japanese man reflects on significant moments in his life, a stunning musical encounter leads him on the path to self-acceptance.

A man attends a classical music concert and uses it as a surrealistic form of escape as he copes with the news of his mother's death.

An American man moves to Germany and falls in love with a married Norwegian woman in his language class. Their contrasting artistic tastes foretell a fundamental rift.

When a second-rate Czech violinist travels to Iceland to perform around the country, a violent storm breaks out, and he meets an old man on an island who has never heard music before.

In Iowa, a young violinist is asked to play at a famous poet's memorial. In the process, he gains a new perspective on who and why we grieve.

A female pianist hesitantly enters into a new courtship with her violinist coworker, but she has doubts about whether or not her parents would approve.

A mysterious orchestra conductor who has grown a tail generates intrigue among members of New York's high society and captures the attention of a princess.

When a young Australian woman meets an Indian immigrant at an electronica concert in Paris, a touching one-night stand allows the pair to bond over their isolation.