In the summer of 2026, Dr. Sándor Balatoni had several media appearances, including a half-hour biography interview on Pécs TV, an in-depth interview in the Demokrata newspaper, and an interview related to Lisznyay's oeuvre research in the publication of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.
Dr. Sándor Balatoni has been appointed as an International Guest Composer by the Chinese Choral Association between 2026 and 2030, under which he will compose several Chinese and Hungarian folk based choral works each year, and will also be the professional coordinator and consultant for these performances.
On June 6, 2026, Dr. Sándor Balatoni gave a lecture at the Hangvilla Center in Veszprém on the works of contemporary young composers. During the repertoire knowledge expansion, he presented a cappella mixed choir compositions by Martin Gölles, Máté Balogh, Levente Márton Horváth, Gergely Kocsák and himself.
Dr. Sándor Balatoni was invited to be a member of the jury of the 2nd Polifonia Mundi International Choir Competition in Osijek on April 25, 2026. The choir competition took place in the impressive Franjo Krežma concert hall with the participation of 12 choirs, who could compete in five different categories.
On November 23, 2025, the Mecsek Choir won a Golden Diploma in the Mixed Choir category at the 10th Zoltán Kodály Choir Competition in Budapest. The choir's program included Antonio, Lotti, 1667-1740: Messa in Alamire – 1. Kyrie, Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, 1839-1901: Ex Sion, Levente Márton Horváth, born 1983: Beata nobis gaudia, József Karai, 1927-2013: The Grass, the River, You and Me, and Zoltán Kodály, 1882-1967: The Peaceful Prayer.
On September 25, 2025, Balatoni Sándor's composition In terra pax was also performed at the Pueri Cantores congress in Vác. The piece, which won 1st prize in 2023, was performed as the closing act of the congress by the united choir of several hundred people, conducted by Béla Melegh and accompanied by Attila László Almásy on the organ.
