A world-renowned pianist at the height of her career arrives at Carnegie Hall to give a 20th anniversary concert. The night before her big performance, she sneaks into the concert hall to practice, but is interrupted by an older woman in a feathered tutu and wig. This woman invites her upstairs for a drink, where the pianist confesses she can't play anymore. The pinky and ring fingers on her right hand keep cramping. The next morning, the pianist cancels her performance. Though her mysterious ailment might ruin her career, it also offers her the chance to step away from the limelight. She calls her husband and tells him that she needs a break, both from playing and from their marriage. Her husband tries to change her mind, but the pianist is firm in her resolve. She hasn't told him about her fingers. She pays for an empty studio at Carnegie, determined to sort out her problems: her failed marriage, her faulty fingers, and her now-deceased abusive mother. Two eccentric neighbors take Gloria under their wing and try to distract her with the bustle of life in the studios. The pianist begins to accept the fact that she will never play again. Then her husband shows up and tries to win her back, but she refuses his help. She doesn't want to belong to anyone anymore. Her husband tells her about an experimental treatment that involves injecting poison into her arm. The pianist is outraged at his suggestion. But after one of her neighbors tells her that sometimes you have to make a lot of noise to save what you love, she decides to give it a try. For a while, nothing changes. Then, a week later, her fingers unclench. She sits down at the piano and plays a childhood favorite, “To A Wild Rose.” She begins to play all of her favorite compositions again, delighted to have her music back. The pianist calls her husband and he books a series of gigs for her. She is scheduled to perform at Carnegie Hall for the first time in months. Just before she's about to go on stage, she gets a terrible bout of stage fright. What if it's all too good to be true? She realizes she doesn't want to go back to her old life. Instead of her scheduled sonata, she plays “To A Wild Rose.” Then she gets up and walks off the stage.