Jenő Jandó
Jenő Jandó | |
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| Born | 1 February 1952 Liszt Academy |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist Professor of Music |
| Spouse | Tamara Takács |
Jenő Jandó (Hungarian: Naxos Records and recorded more than 60 albums.
Background and education
Jandó studied piano at the
Georges Cziffra and Ciani Piano Competitions. His professional career began when he took third prize at the Beethoven Piano Competition at the age of 18. He was also the winner of the 1973 Hungarian Piano Concours and took first prize in the chamber music category at the Sydney International Piano Competition
in 1977.
Recordings
Jandó began recording exclusively for
Naxos Records in 1988 as the label's first house pianist. Naxos describes him as "one of the most prolific artists in the history of classical music recording".[2]
Jandó recorded over 60 albums, including music by
His chamber music recordings range from the complete Beethoven sonatas[Kodály's Cello Sonata (Op. 4), as well as in a more recent recording of Dohnányi cello sonatas with Maria Kliegel.
Jandó was known for singing while playing and stopped this by putting an unlit cigarette in his mouth.[6]
Death
Jandó died on 4 July 2023, at the age of 71.[7]
Awards
He received the Franz Liszt Prize and the Knight’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Jenö Jandó Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "In Memoriam: Jeno Jando (1952–2023)". www.naxos.com. Naxos Records. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Brahms: Chamber Works".
- ^ "Haydn Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1".
- Independent.co.uk. 19 September 1997.
- ^ "Jeno Jando- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Meghalt Jandó Jenő Kossuth-díjas zongoraművész". 24.hu. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
External links
- Jenő Jandó biography and discography at Naxos.com
- Jenő Jandó discography at Discogs
- Jenő Jandó at IMDb
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