Balint Tarkany-Kovacs (1980 in Budapest) is one of Hungary’s foremost cimbalom players, who plays traditional Hungarian music and ethnojazz as well. He is the founder of the band Tarkany Muvek.
Balint was born in Budapest in 1980, and had started learning the cimbalom at the age of seven. He graduated in Folk Cimbalom (BA) in the Franz Liszt Academy of Music traditional music faculty in 2011. Now he has been studying at the Cimbalom Teacher Faculty (MA), where his maestro is Kalman Balogh.
He is the founder of the band Tarkany Muvek, where he does not only play the cimbalom but composes songs and writes lyrics as well. The band's recordings include the album Introducing Tárkány Müvek. He also plays in Fonó Folk Band and Tündök band. He played all around Europe in festivals and tours. Now he lives in Budapest, Hungary.
2011- Studying at The Franz Liszt Academy of Music Folk Cimbalom Teacher (MA)learning from Kalman Balogh
2011 Graduated at The Franz Liszt Academy of Music Diploma of Folk Cimbalom (BA) learning from Kalman Balogh
1996 - 1998 Bela Bartok Music Conservatory (high school) learning from Beatrix Beresne Szollos
1987 - 1995 Lovey - Klara Music Specialised Elementary School learning classical and folk from Beatrix Beresne Szollos
Korcsos és cigánycsárdás (Tündök zenekar, Táncház-Népzene 2008)
Marossárpataki sebesforduló (Tündök zenekar, Új Élő Népzene 2008)
You Etched Your Face in Mine (Tárkány Művek, 2010)
Mit egyen a baba? (Alma együttes, 2010)
Itt a nyár MAXI (Tárkány Művek, 2012)
Main performances
1997 Turkey, Izmir, folk festival with Csombor band
1998 Sweden, Storjö Yran Festival Csombor band and Bartok Dance Group
2001 France, Csombor band and Bihari Dance Group
2002 Esztergom (HU) play on the welcoming ceremony of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Akihito
2003 Australia, Hungarian Week in Melbourne
2004 Greece, Pentaton
2006, 2007 Sziget Festival (HU), Rekontra
2008 Welcoming ceremony of Ilham Aliyevv president of Azerbaijan
2008 Hungarion State Opera, Tundok band
2009 Belgium, Csombor band and Bihari Dance Group
2009 SZIN Festival (HU), Tarkany Muvek
2010 - 2012 New Theatre (HU) solo in the drama Bethlen
2010 Budapest, Sandor Palace, the initiation ceremony of the Hungarian President Pal Schmitt
2011 Fulek (SK), Tarkany Muvek
2011 Gyilkostoi Sokadalom (RO), Tarkany Muvek
2011 Diploma Concert in the Liszt Academy
2012 Bratislava (SK) - Warszava (PL) tour, Tarkany Muvek
2012 MUPA Palace of Arts (HU), Tarkany Muvek
2012 Folk Hollydays Namest nad Oslavou (CZ), Fono ensemble
