János Balázs graduated from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest. One of the most sought-after and successful pianists, he is a regular performer in renowned concert halls around the world. He is the artistic director of the György Cziffra Festival and Memorial Year.

Anyone who has heard him play will have had a suggestive and totally unique concert experience. Critics have praised the subtlety of his playing style, the fascinating variety of his piano timbre, the infinite dynamic range and his impressive technical ability.

He is a returning artist at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, the Philharmonie in Cologne, and the Liszt Academy and the MÜPA in Budapest. He has given successful concerts at the Cité de la Musique, the Palau de Musica, the Barbican Centre, the Wiener Konzerthaus and the Royal Conservatory.

In 2016, he launched the György Cziffra Festival in Budapest, with the aim of preserving the spiritual and musical legacy of his idol. Over the past five years, the festival has become one of the most prestigious classical music events in Hungary. In honour of the 100th anniversary of Cziffra's birth, the Hungarian government has declared 2021 the Cziffra György Memorial Year, and János Balázs has been asked to be the artistic director.

The winner of almost every professional and state award in his country, he was awarded the Kossuth Prize at the very young age of 31. Among his international awards, particularly prominent are the Young Steinway Artist title and the Polish State Prize.