Set in contemporary Manhattan, Performance tells the story of four musicians, bound together by their passion for music and long years of working together. But the highly-regarded string quartet struggles to stay together as they mark their 25th anniversary. When
their patriarch Peter is diagnosed with a terminal illness, it throws the future of the famed group into question. His attempt to find a replacement player and organise rehearsals for their upcoming concert bring up unresolved issues and grievances.

In the face of illness, competing egos and once-tempered lusts, can they pull together for one final great performance – of Beethoven’s Fugue at Carnegie Hall? The musicians must either find a way to overcome their troubles, and preserve their legacy – or part ways forever.