Balog József
piano
József Balog has given lots of concerts as a soloist and chamber musician in more than 20 countries accross Europe, America and Asia. He appeared in great concert halls such as the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Kensington Palace (London), Palace of Arts (Budapest), Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Hall (Lodz), Konzerthaus (Vienna), Teatre de la Monnaie (Brussels), Philharmonic Hall (St Petersburg), TRT Radio Hall (Ankara), to name but a few. He also enjoyed great success in the Chopin Festival (Mallorca, 1999), Lisztomanias (Chateauroux, 2005), Schubertiade (Roskilde, 2006), Festival Lago Maggiore (Italy, 2006), Liszt Festival (Ankara, 2011), Budapest Spring Festival (2011), Rudersdal Summer Concerts (2013). His playing was broadcasted on radio and television in Hungary, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Denmark, Poland, Turkey and in UK (BBC Radio). At the request of Dutch television (VPRO, 2005), he recorded Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor.
He won first prize at the Bartók-Liszt International Piano Competition (Budapest 2001), Grand Prix at the Aleksander Tansman Music Competition (Lodz 2002), second prize at the Brahms International Music Competition (Pörtschach 2004), the special 'press' prize for the best performance of Liszt's Piano Sonata at the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition (Utrecht 2005), first prize at the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition (Pécs 2007), and second prize at the Carlo Soliva International Piano Competition (Casale Monferrato 2008).
He get the Annie Fischer Scholarship Award by Hungarian Ministry for Culture and he won "Liszt Grand Prix du Disque" in 2005.
He has made eight CD recordings at Hungaroton, Convention Budapest Classic and Brilliant Classics.
He has played with orchestras such as the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Jerusalem Chamber Orchestra, Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Dohnányi Ernő Symphony Orchestra, under the the direction of great conductors including Zoltán Kocsis, Felix Carrasco, Balázs Kocsár, Gábor Hollerung, Zsolt Hamar and Gergely Kesselyák.
He was honored with the Ferenc Liszt prize in 2018 and with Artisjus Prize in 2022.
He won first prize at the Bartók-Liszt International Piano Competition (Budapest 2001), Grand Prix at the Aleksander Tansman Music Competition (Lodz 2002), second prize at the Brahms International Music Competition (Pörtschach 2004), the special 'press' prize for the best performance of Liszt's Piano Sonata at the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition (Utrecht 2005), first prize at the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition (Pécs 2007), and second prize at the Carlo Soliva International Piano Competition (Casale Monferrato 2008).
He get the Annie Fischer Scholarship Award by Hungarian Ministry for Culture and he won "Liszt Grand Prix du Disque" in 2005.
He has made eight CD recordings at Hungaroton, Convention Budapest Classic and Brilliant Classics.
He has played with orchestras such as the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Jerusalem Chamber Orchestra, Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Dohnányi Ernő Symphony Orchestra, under the the direction of great conductors including Zoltán Kocsis, Felix Carrasco, Balázs Kocsár, Gábor Hollerung, Zsolt Hamar and Gergely Kesselyák.
He was honored with the Ferenc Liszt prize in 2018 and with Artisjus Prize in 2022.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |
Auer Lipót: Magyar rapszódia
(Auer, Leopold: Rhapsodie hongroise) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32156 |
Own First recordings |
| 2014 |
Liszt Ferenc: Transzcendens etűdök
(Ferenc Liszt: Transcendental Études) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32736 |
Own |
| 2017 |
Gershwin, George: Kék rapszódia
(Gershwin, George: Rhapsody in Blue) |
Hungaroton | ||
| 2017 | Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue by József Balog | Hungaroton | HCD 32806 |
Own |
| 2018 | Wolf Péter: Wolf-temperiertes Klavier | BMC Records | BMC CD 259 |
Own 2 CDs |
| 2020 | József Balog: The French Collection (Rameau / Debussy / Boulez) | Hungaroton | HCD 32843 |
Own |
| 2023 | László Vidovszky: Le piano et ses doubles, Promenade, Blackout | BMC Records | BMCCD294 | |
| 2023 | József Balog: Viennese Romance | Hungaroton | 32887 |
Own |