The Florestan Trio was a

piano trio A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, usually a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. It is one of the most common forms found in classical chamber music. The term can also refer to a group of m ...

. Formed in 1995 in London, England, its members were

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(violin), Richard Lester (cello), and Susan Tomes (piano). Their recording of the first two trios by

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won the 1999

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for chamber music. Also in 1999, the Trio received the Music Award for Chamber Ensemble from Britain’s

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. On 13 June 2009 they performed Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D major in a rarely heard arrangement by the composer for piano trio. The Florestan Trio recorded extensively for the Hyperion label. Their final series of concerts was given at the

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in London in January 2012.

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List of recordings on the Hyperion label
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