The Pineau-Benois – Szokolay Duet, winners of the grand prix at the 2019 Pro Music International Competition (Paris), is highly regarded by the public in France,  Hungary and other countries: the musicians are qualified as “young virtuosos” by the Figaroscope, complimented for the expressiveness of their playing by the Journal Francophone de Budapest. Their concert at the Salle Cortot in November 2019 ended with a standing ovation from the audience. In March 2020 they performed live on Dutch Radio from Concertgebouw chamber hall.

In March 2022 they received a standing ovation at the Francophone Festival in Budapest and recorded a programme of French Romantic music at Hungarian Radio Bartok.
During the seasons 2022-2023-2024 they were acclaimed in the Cortot hall in Paris and the Chamber Hall of Liszt Memorial Museum in Budapest. The musicians manage to harmoniously combine their respective heritage of Hungarian, French and Russian music continuing Liszt, Debussy, Ravel and Bartok traditions.

The Duet is composed of musicians trained in prestigious European schools: the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP) for the violinist François Pineau-Benois and the Liszt Academies of Budapest and Weimar for the pianist Adam Szokolay.