When was Radu Lupu born?
Q: When was Radu Lupu born?
A: Radu Lupu was born on 30 November 1945 in Galați, Romania.
Q: Who were some of his major piano teachers?
A: Two of his major piano teachers were Florica Musicescu and Heinrich Neuhaus. Musicescu was also the teacher of Dinu Lipatti and Neuhaus was also the teacher of Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Gilels.
Q: What awards did he win during his career?
A: During his career, Radu Lupu won First Prizes from three world-famous piano competitions (the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, the George Enescu International Piano Competition, and the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition). He also won a Grammy Award in 1995 for an album of two Schubert piano sonatas, an Edison Award for a disc of three major piano works by Schumann, the Abbiati prize awarded by the Italian Critics' Association in 1989 and 2006, and the 2006 Premio Internazionale Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli award.
Q: What label did he make recordings with?
A: From 1970 to 1993, Radu Lupu made over 20 recordings with Decca Records. He continues to be an exclusive Decca artist despite not releasing any commercial recordings since 1993.
Q: What solo works has he recorded?
A: His solo recordings include works by Beethoven (all of Beethoven's piano concertos as well as five piano sonatas), Brahms (various major solo works and first piano concerto), Grieg (piano concerto), Mozart (two piano concertos), Schumann (three major solo works) and Schubert (nine sonatas plus Impromptus & Moments musicaux).
Q: What chamber music has he recorded?
A: His chamber music recordings include all Mozart's violin & piano sonatas with Szymon Goldberg; Debussy & Franck violin sonatas with Kyung Wha Chung; various works by Schuber for violin &piano with Goldberg; Mozart & Schuber for four-hands/two pianos with Murray Perahia; two albums of Schuber songs with Barbara Hendricks; disc of workds by Schuber for four-hands/two pianos with Daniel Barenboim.
