Career
However, his professional career began when he took third prize at the Beethoven Piano Competition at the age of 18. Jandó enjoys being both a solo and accompanying artist, as shown by his recordings, ranging from a complete recording of the Beethoven sonatas to Schubert"s "Trout" Quintet and Beethoven"s "Ghost" and "Archduke" piano trios. As an accompanist, Jenő Jandó has worked with Takako Nishizaki in recordings of the Beethoven, Franck, Grieg violin sonatas, the complete Schubert sonatas, and the Mozart sonatas for Naxos Records, some of which are highly ranked by the Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music.
He is known for singing while playing, and to stop this, he puts an unlit cigarette in his mouth.
He has recorded over 60 albums including music by Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Schumann, Schubert, Brahms, Haydn, Bartók, Chopin and many other composers. He currently records exclusively for Naxos Records.