Calendar
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Sun15Dec2019
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Sat21Dec201911:00Liszt Academy Grand Hall
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Sat21Dec2019
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Mon30Dec201919:00Event Hall of Hotel Old Lake, Tata, Hungary
Pariticipating: Andrea Vigh (harp)
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Tue14Jan2020
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Mon27Jan202019:00House of Arts Miskolc
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Tue04Feb2020
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Tue18Feb2020
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Sun23Feb202019:30Liszt Academy Grand Hall
Közreműködik Vadim Repin hegedűművész és a Budafoki Dohnányi Zenekar
Vezényel: Hollerung Gábor Liszt-díjas Érdemes Művész
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Sun01Mar202010:30MOM Kulturális Központ Kupolaterem
Free concert for children over 6
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Thu16Apr2020
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Fri29May2020
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Sat30May2020
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Tue18Aug202019:30Liszt Academy Grand Hall
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Wed19Aug202019:30Liszt Academy Grand Hall
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Wed26Aug2020
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Wed07Oct2020
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Thu05Nov202019:30MÜPA Bartók Béla National Concert Hall
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Sat28Nov202015:00Liszt Academy Grand Hall
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Sat28Nov202019:30Liszt Academy Grand Hall
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Wed09Dec2020
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Mon14Dec202018:00THE PESTI VIGADÓ
The concert can be viewed live on the official YouTube channel of the Hungarian Academy of Arts
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Mon21Dec2020
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Thu21Jan202119:30Pesti Vigadó - streamed concert
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Tue09Feb202119:30Liszt Academy Grand Hall
Gergely Bogányi, Kálmán Dráfi, Károly Mocsári, János Balázs (piano)
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Mon15Feb202119:30MOM Cultural Centre
STREAMED ONLY
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Tue16Mar2021
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Sun25Apr202119:00Zalaegerszeg, Municipal concert and exhibition hall
The concert picks up on the legacy of the Romantic Era when pianists and composers would enjoy improvising and re-arranging popular excerpts of operas or songs. The programme ranges from Bach to Franz Liszt and to György Cziffra and János Balázs' own improvisations and presents the 200-year tradition of the performer becoming the composer's partner in the creative process. By doing so, the Hungarian pianist wishes to draw the international audience's attention to the legitimacy of improvisation in classical music while also paying homage to the pianist György Cziffra born 100 years ago.
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Wed09Jun2021
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Fri11Jun2021
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Sun04Jul2021
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Wed07Jul202120:00WAIBLINGEN, GERMANY, BÜRGERZENTRUM
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Wed14Jul202120:30Bergerie-Auditorium du Domaine de George Sand à Nohant, Nohant Festival Chopin, FR
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Sun15Aug2021
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Tue17Aug202118:30HU, Veszprém, Jezsuita Templomkert
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Wed18Aug202118:30HU, Veszprém, Jezsuita Templomkert
Concert of Béla Szakcsi Lakatos (piano), József Lendvay (violin) and János Balázs (piano)
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Thu19Aug202118:30HU, Veszprém, Jezsuita Templomkert
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Mon23Aug202121:30IT, Forli, Arena San Domenico, Emilia Romagna Festival
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Sat28Aug2021
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Wed01Sep202119:00HU, Kiskunhalas, Szent Péter és Pál Church
Arias and songs by Liszt, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Gershwin and Lehár , opera transcriptions by Liszt and Cziffra
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Tue07Sep2021B, Brussels, Bozar | Centre For Fine Arts
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Sun12Sep202119:30Liszt Academy, Great Hall
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Fri24Sep202120:00FR, Senlis, Franz Liszt Auditorium
FESTIVAL ON THE OCCASSION OF GYÖRGY CZIFFRA’S 100TH BIRTHDAY
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Sun26Sep202119:30HU, Budapest, Müpa, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
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Tue28Sep2021
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Sun03Oct202111:00OLD ACADEMY OF MUSIC, CHAMBER HALL
1st Carpathian Balin Festival
Musicology lecture and Ferenc Liszt Memorial Concert -
Sun10Oct2021
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Sun10Oct2021
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Sat16Oct2021
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Fri22Oct2021
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Wed27Oct202120:00HR, Zágráb, Croatian State Archives
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Fri05Nov202119:30Müpa, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Gala concert in honor of György Cziffra's 100th birthday
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Sun07Nov202116:00Auditorium de la Maison de la Radio France, Paris
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Wed10Nov2021
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Mon15Nov202119:30Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Grand Hall
MVM CONCERTS
JÁNOS BALÁZS PIANO RECITAL -
Sat20Nov2021
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Mon29Nov202119:00UK, London, Covent Garden, Saint Paul’s Church
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Sat04Dec202119:00EG, Alexandria The Great Hall of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center
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Mon13Dec202119:30DE, Stuttgart, Hungarian Institute
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Wed15Dec2021
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Sun19Dec202119:30 Liszt Ferenc Academy, Grand Hall
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Wed29Dec202119:30Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Grand Hall
Change of the concert program!
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Sat15Jan202217:00QA, Doha, Katara - Cultural Village - Opera House
POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE
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Sat15Jan202219:30QA, Doha, Katara - Cultural Village - Opera House
POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE
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Sat22Jan202219:30Karmelita, Beethoven-hall
SOLD OUT
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Thu27Jan202219:00CZ, Teplice, Teplice Civic Centre Concert Hall
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Mon31Jan202219:00Ljubljana Festival, Knight's hall, Križanke
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Sat19Feb2022
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Tue22Feb202219:30Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Grand Hall
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Thu24Feb202219:30MOMkult, Theater
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Sun27Feb202219:30 Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Grand Hall
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Fri04Mar2022
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Sat12Mar2022
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Sun20Mar202217:00CH, Lutry, Temple de Lutry
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Wed06Apr202218:30CH, Genf, Victoria Hall
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Balázs János, conductor: Eötvös Péter; Ensemble Contrechamps, Orchestre de la Haute École de Musique de Geneve
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Thu21Apr2022
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Fri22Apr2022
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Tue26Apr202219:30Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Grand Hall
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Fri29Apr202220:30Budapest Italian Cultural Institute, Guiseppe Verdi Hall
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Tue03May202219:00Nyíregyháza, Zoltán Kodály Primary School
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Wed11May2022
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Fri03Jun202219:30QA, Doha, Katara - Cultural Village - Opera House
Concert by Balázs János and the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra
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Tue07Jun202219:00 BRUSSELS, LISZT INSTITUTE
’HOMMAGE À CZIFFRA’
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Wed08Jun202219:00ISTANBUL, TURKEY AKM TURK TELEKOM OPERA HALL
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Fri10Jun2022
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Thu16Jun202216:00PL, Warsaw, Royal Łazienki Park, Fryderyk Chopin monument
János Balázs' Concert
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Fri24Jun202219:00VIENNA, COLLEGIUM HUNGARICUM
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Mon11Jul202221:00ITALY, IMOLA, ROCCA SFORZESCA
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Fri22Jul2022
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Tue26Jul2022
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Sat30Jul2022
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Sat27Aug2022
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Tue20Sep202219:00CZ, Prague, HAMU - Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
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Thu06Oct2022
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Sun09Oct202219:30IT, CASTEL GANDOLFO CRIPTA OF CHIESA PONTIFICIA
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Fri21Oct2022
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Sat22Oct202219:30Budapest, Liszt Academy of Music, Grand Hall
Liszt Piano Recital
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Mon24Oct202219:30Budapest, Liszt Academy of Music, Grand Hall
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Thu03Nov2022
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Sat05Nov2022
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Mon21Nov202219:00IT, MILANO SALA VERDI
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Tue22Nov202219:00IT, TORINO AUDITORIUM DEL LINGOTTO G. AGNELLI
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Sun18Dec2022
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Sun18Dec2022
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Sun08Jan202311:00CO, Cartagena, Capilla del Hotel Sofitel Santa Clara
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Mon09Jan202311:00CO, Cartagena, Auditorio del Palacio de la Proclamación
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Thu12Jan202317:00CO, Cartagena, Auditorio Getsemaní – Centro de Convenciones
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Thu12Jan202317:00CO, Cartagena, Auditorio Getsemaní – Centro de Convenciones
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Fri10Mar2023
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Thu16Mar202319:00Nagykanizsa, Kanizsai Cultural Center
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Sun19Mar202319:30Austria, Vienna, Wiener Konzerthaus
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Fri24Mar202319:00Sopron, Ferenc Liszt Conference and Cultural Center
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Sat25Mar202319:00Veszprém, Hangvilla Multifunkcionális Közösségi Tér
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Mon03Apr202319:00Székesfehérvár, Vörösmarty Theater
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Tue04Apr202319:00Kecskemét, Hírös Agóra Kulturális Központ
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Fri14Apr202319:30NO, Stavanger, Fartein Valen, Stavanger Konserthus
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Thu04May202319:30MÜPA, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
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Sat03Jun202319:00TU, Isztambul, Müze Gazhan, Fenerbahçe Park
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Sun04Jun202318:00TU, Isztambul, Balat Seashore Akşemsettin Park
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Sat10Jun202320:30TU, Isztambul, Teutonia Salon
PRIVATE EVENT
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Tue27Jun202320:00GRAND AMPHITHÉÂTRE ASSAS
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Sat01Jul202319:00PL, Krakow, St Catherine's Church
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Sun09Jul2023
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Sun16Jul202319:00Esterházy Castle, Fertőd, Marionettszínház
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Wed06Sep202321:00SP, Marbella, Auditorio J.P. Calderón, Parque Constitución
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Thu14Sep202319:30Budapest, MÜPA, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
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Thu28Sep2023
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Thu05Oct202318:00IT, Viterbo, Viterbo Festival, Chiesa di San Silvestro
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Tue17Oct2023
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Wed18Oct202319:30Budapest, Liszt Academy Grand Hall
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Sun29Oct2023
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Mon30Oct2023
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Fri24Nov202319:30MÜPA BUDAPEST - BARTOK BELA NATIONAL CONCERT HALL
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Sat25Nov2023
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Thu21Dec2023
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Thu18Jan2024
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Sat10Feb202419:30Grand Hall, Liszt Academy Budapest
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Sun25Feb202419:30Grand Hall, Liszt Academy Budapest
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Sat09Mar202419:30Solti Hall, Liszt Academy Budapest
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Tue12Mar202421:00IT, Imola, Emilia Romagna Festival, Teatro Communale
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Fri19Apr2024
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Wed24Apr202419:00Óbudai Társaskör - Till Ottó terem, 1036 Budapest, Kiskorona utca 7.
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Thu25Apr202419:00Korona Szalon (8900 Zalaegerszeg, Kazinczy tér 11.)
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Wed08May202419:00HUN, Pécs, Kodály Centre
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Sun19May202411:00IT, Verona, Teatro Filarmonico, Sala Maffeina
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Wed22May202419:30MÜPA, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
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Thu23May202419:30MÜPA, Bartók Béla Nemzeti Hangversenyterem
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Mon24Jun2024
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Fri26Jul202422:00Spain, Malaga, Colegio de Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos de Málaga
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Fri09Aug2024
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Sat10Aug2024
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Sat07Sep2024
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Fri20Sep202419:30Liszt Academy, Great Hall
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Sun22Sep2024
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Thu26Sep202419:30DE, Internationalen Musikfestival Koblenz IMUKO, Shloss Burg Namedy
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Tue29Oct2024Norvay, Oslo, The Norwegian Academy of Music
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Tue05Nov2024
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Sun10Nov202419:30Liszt Academy, Great Hall
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Thu14Nov2024
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Sun17Nov202418:00IT, Albano, Liszt Festival Albano
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Thu28Nov2024
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Wed22Jan2025
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Thu23Jan202519:30MÜPA, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
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Thu13Feb2025
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Mon17Feb202519:00Békéscsaba, Csabagyöngye Kulturális Központ
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Wed19Feb2025
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Thu20Feb2025
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Sun23Feb202519:30Liszt Academy, Grand Hall
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Fri25Apr2025Austria, Vienna, Barock Saal
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Fri30May202519:30Liszt Academy, Grand Hall
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Wed04Jun202510:30USA, Virginia, Miller Studio Theatre, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in Virginia Beach
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Fri06Jun202519:30USA, Norfolk, Robin Hixon Theater
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Thu20Nov2025

Biography
“If you have heard János Balázs perform, you must have experienced a compelling and completely unique concert. He renders a 21st-century interpretation of classical music with spell-binding and superior technic and has a singular knack for capturing the audience. By doing so, he blurs the distance between the performer and his listener. His thematically unparallelled concerts and programme repertoire reach out to crowds – also the younger generations-, which he undertakes solely for the popularisation of classical music.”
He is keen to demonstrate his improvisation skills in various areas beyond the classical stage, such as jazz, world music, or folk music, which is always imbued with classical music’s values and the 20th-century tradition of improvision.
Music critiques highlight the delicacy and diverse colours of his piano playing, his unlimited dynamic scale and his fascinating virtuosity. Attending János Balázs’ concerts is a genuine time travel, as he evokes with full force the intimate ambience of the composers and pianists of the so-called 19th century golden age, like Franz Liszt or Frédéric Chopin.
He is a returning artist of the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, the Cologne Philharmonic, the Liszt Academy and MüPa in Budapest. He has given celebrated concerts on the stages of the Cité de la Musique, Palau de Musica, Barbican Centre, Wiener Konzerthaus and the Royal Conservatory. He collaborated with such famed orchestras and conductors as Charles Dutoit, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Peter Eötvös, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Iván Fischer, the Royal Concertgebouworkest, Mikko Franck and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.
János Balázs is a born soloist who also received the ECHO (European Concert Hall Organisation) Rising Star “Artist of the Season” Award. He is well able to hold the attention of the audience by himself. Nonetheless, chamber music also plays a central role in his art, where he can delight his listeners with glamorous, sparkling and out-of-the-box performances alongside friends of a similar mindset and orientation, such as Mischa Maisky, Vadim Repin, or Jose Cura.
As a graduate of the Budapest-based Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, János Balázs finds it crucial to pass on Liszt’s tradition to future musicians. Some major universities of the world have taken notice of this mission of his, and he has been invited by the Canadian McGill University, the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, the Hanoi Conservatory of Music, the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, and the Accademia Internazionale per l’alta formazione Rome, to give masterclasses. He was also appointed associate professor of the Liszt Academy.
In 2016, János Balázs founded the György Cziffra Festival, which he dedicated to the conservation and care of the intellectual and musical legacy of his role model, György Cziffra. The festival has risen to one of the most high-ranking classical music festivals in Hungary; with its diversity of genres and the kind participation of international guest artists, it is an unmatched colour on the palette of the Hungarian culture scene.
2021, the 100th birthday of the legendary Hungarian pianist György Cziffra was declared an official memorial year by the Hungarian Government, with János Balázs as its artistic director. In collaboration with Unesco, within the framework of the memorial year 2021/2022, over 150 events took place in the most auspicious concert halls of 45 cities of 17 Asian and European countries with more than a hundred performers, such as Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Arcadi Volodos, and Vadim Repin
János Balázs is an awardee of nearly all professional and state accolades. He is so far the youngest recipient of the prestigious Kossuth Prize, and as such, he is in the same league as musicians like György Ligeti, György Kurtág, András Schiff or Iván Fischer. His Young Steinway Artist title and the accolade of the State of Poland stand out from his international awards, the latter being conferred upon him for the performance of Frédéric Chopin’s complete works. Since 2023 he has been member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts. In 2022, his album ImprovisArt won the first prize and the audience prize of the Music International Grand Prix in New York, and he was jury member of the Long-Thibaud Competition.
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Press
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 28 November 2024 (Susan Elkin reviews) Continue
Why couldn’t we enjoy a Cziffra Festival ever after, even weekly or daily, if we like? – article by Sándor Olasz on the CD ImprovisArt (Sheva) by János Balázs Download
Célébration Cziffra Download
2009 concert critic Download
Hungarian pianist conquers in his U.S. debut Download
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