The Hungarian flautist Janos Balint was born in 1961 and completed his studies at the Liszt Academy in Budapest in 1984, when he won first prize at the Ancona Competition, followed by a Cziffra award in 1986. From 1981 to 1991 he was principal flautist of the Hungarian Radio and Television Orchestra (Budapest Symphony Orchestra). He is well-known as a soloist and chamber musician, appearing with musicians of the greatest distinction and is a member of the teaching staff of Szeged Conservatory and a visiting professor at the Respighi Academy in Rome.