Three Faces of János Balázs 2 A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

János Balázs launched his international career at the age of 16 in 2005 when he won first prize at the international Liszt competition in Pécs. Over the next few years he triumphed at four international competitions and appeared in many capitals of Europe, as well as New York, Washington, Chicago and Aspen in the United States. He has played with top orchestras, recorded three complete Liszt albums, one in Hungary, one in Tokyo and the other in London. In 2010 he undertook a unique 16-concert tour of Hungary playing all Chopin’s works for piano and piano concertos. In the same year he finalized his fourth CD, featuring Chopin. When just a secondary school student Félix Lajkó borrowed a violin and set off from the Voivodina region in the former Yugoslavia for Budapest, where he teamed up with the Dresch Quartet. Since then he has commuted between Budapest and Szabadka, representing and joining the mother country and Voivodina (Vajdaság). His first record was released 20 years ago, and he has worked – as musician and composer of stage and film music – with very many famous ensembles and personalities. His first zither disc made it into the Works Music Charts Europe top list in August and September 2012. The joint concerts of János Balázs and Félix Lajkó reinterpret contemporary music, while at the same time making it more listenable and comprehensible: at the end of their music-making they create an aura woven from harmonies that speaks directly to the heart of the audience.