Jeno Lisztes

Jeno Lisztes was born in Budapest in 1986. He started playing the most famous Hungarian instrument, the cimbalom at the age of four; and it has become his family tradition as his father and grandfather are cimbalom players too. He began his musical training under Ágnes Szakály at the music school, followed by studies with Ilona Szeverényi Gerencsérné at the Franz Liszt Music Academy. He graduated in 2010 and became a cimbalom teacher and artist. 

He is a member of Roby Lakatos Ensemble since 2006 and has his own jazz trio called Jeno Lisztes Cimbalom Project. He often plays as a soloist with world famous symphonic orchestras. He played on the most famous stages like Carnegie Hall, Musikverein, Concertgebouw, Bozar, Palace of Arts in Budapest with several formations.

In 2012 he was invited by Hans Zimmer to perform the cimbalom part for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. He was invited by Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra to perform many concerts and playing as a soloist on the BBC Proms in 2018. In 2023, he was invited to play on the International Holocaust day in the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. Also in 2023, Jeno was invited to perform with the New York Philharmonic under Susanna Mälkki for three concerts in David Geffen Hall and a recital concert as well in the Lincoln Center, New York.

Jeno plays on cimbaloms made by Akos Nagy in Budapest, Hungary.