Florestan is one of the world's leading piano trios. The group stands in the great European tradition of chamber music playing which aims to make the expressive purpose of every detail understood, like the words in a sentence or paragraph - to make the music 'speak'. This approach was epitomised by the violinist Sandor Végh, by whom all three players were taught. In 2000 the Trio was honoured to receive Britain's Royal Philharmonic Society Award for chamber music - the first time this has been given to a piano trio.