"It's no wonder that members of the Florestan Trio — Carol Sindell, violin, Janet Guggenheim, piano, Hamilton Cheifetz, cello — have a large and loyal following. The trio can always be counted on to give detailed and richly rewarding performances." — David Stabler, The Oregonian

The Florestan Trio has received international acclaim for its brilliant and dynamic playing. Since joining the faculty of Portland State University in 1977 as Artists-in-Residence, the Trio has concertized throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan, where their playing was described as "...positively overflowing with life and energy."
The Florestan Trio became the first American chamber music group to perform at the Tama Parthenon near Tokyo. They have also been presented in concerts at Mainichi Broadcasting System's Galaxy Hall in Osaka and at the International Center in Hiroshima.
In addition to their chamber music performances, the members of the Florestan Trio are heard frequently as soloists with orchestra and in recital. Concerto appearances by the Trio have included the Oregon Symphony and many other American orchestras.
The Florestan Trio has received two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. The first produced concerts by the Trio which were broadcast nationally in the United States on PBS-TV stations. The second grant provided for the commission of a new trio by American composer Tomas Svoboda. The Florestan Trio has also been featured on National Public Radio's "Performance Today."
Janet Goodman Guggenheim was the youngest student to be accepted for summer master classes with the legendary piano teacher, Rosina Lhevinne, who was her mentor for many years.  Her orchestral debut followed at age 16 with the San Francisco Symphony, and she continued her musical studies at the University of California, Berkeley. For more than 30 years, she has collaborated with the celebrated violinist Itzhak Perlman, including concerts in Hong Kong, Taipei, Istanbul, and Russia. She has also performed with Yo-Yo Ma, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Pinchas Zukerman, Pierre Fournier, Barry Tuckwell, James DePreist, and many others.
Carol Sindell began her studies with Josef Gingold at age seven, and in 1962 she was accepted as a student of Jascha Heifetz. She made her professional debut with the Cleveland Orchestra at age eleven, and in 1974 she made her New York debut in Carnegie Recital Hall. Ms. Sindell has performed as a soloist and with ensembles in Europe, Japan, Canada, and the United States, and she has been a featured artist on the Music from Marlboro series and Chamber Music Northwest Music Festival.
Hamilton Cheifetz has received critical acclaim for his solo compact discs, Songs from the Cello and Jubilatum. A native of Chicago, he studied with Janos Starker at Indiana University. He has performed at the White House and the Sydney Opera House and has toured with Music from Marlboro and the Paul Winter Consort. Solo appearances with orchestra include the symphonies of Toronto, Milwaukee, and Oregon, and he has also recorded for Delos as a Chamber Music Northwest artist.