Radu Lupu

De Roemeense pianist Radu Lupu begon op zesjarige leeftijd piano te studeren bij Lia Busuioceanu en maakte op zijn twaalfde zijn concertdebuut. Hij vervolgde zijn pianostudies bij Florica Muzicescu en Cella Delavranca en kon als beursstudent aan het conservatorium van Moskou studeren bij Galina Eghyazarova, Heinrich Neuhaus en Stanislav Neuhaus. Lupu won maar liefst drie internationale wedstrijden: Von Cliburn in 1966, Enescu International in 1967 en Leeds International in 1969. In 1989 ontving hij de prestigieuze Abbiati Prijs. Radu Lupu speelde samen met alle grote wereldorkesten, waaronder de Berliner Philharmoniker, de Wiener Philharmoniker, het Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, de grote Londense en Amerikaanse orkesten. Zo speelde hij met het Cleveland Orchestra olv. Barenboim en met het Chicago Symphony Orchestra olv. Giulini. Hij is regelmatig te gast op belangrijke muziekfestivals als deze van Salzburg en Luzern. Radu Lupu heeft talrijke opnamen op zijn actief van sonates, concerti en solowerken van Beethoven, Brahms, Grieg, Schumann, Mozart, Debussy, Franck en Schubert. In 1995 won hij twee prijzen in de categorie 'Best Instrumental Record of the Year': een Grammy voor de opname van Schuberts Sonates in A D664 en Bes D960 en een Edison Award voor de cd met werken van Schumann.

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Radu Lupu (30 November 1945 – 17 April 2022) was a Romanian pianist. He was widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of his time. Born in Galați, Romania, Lupu began studying piano at the age of six. Two of his major piano teachers were Florica Musicescu (who also taught Dinu Lipatti), and Heinrich Neuhaus (who also taught Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Gilels). From 1966 to 1969, he won three major international piano competitions: the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (1966), the George Enescu International Piano Competition (1967), and the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition (1969). These victories launched Lupu's international career, and he appeared with all of the major orchestras and at all of the major festivals and music capitals of the world. From 1970 to 1993, Lupu made over 20 recordings for Decca Records. His solo recordings, which have received considerable acclaim, include works by Beethoven, Brahms, Grieg, Mozart, Schubert, and Schumann, including all of Beethoven's piano concertos, five piano sonatas and other solo works; the Grieg and Schumann piano concertos, as well as three major solo works of Schumann; nine piano sonatas, Impromptus and Moments musicaux of Schubert; various major solo works and the first piano concerto of Brahms; and two piano concertos of Mozart. His chamber music recordings for Decca include all of Mozart's sonatas for violin and piano with Szymon Goldberg; the violin sonatas of Debussy and Franck with Kyung Wha Chung; and various works by Schubert for violin and piano with Goldberg. He additionally recorded works of Mozart and Schubert for piano four-hands and two pianos with Murray Perahia for CBS Masterworks, Schubert songs with Barbara Hendricks for EMI, and works by Schubert for piano four-hands with Daniel Barenboim for Teldec. In addition, Lupu is also noted for his performances of Bartók, Debussy, Enescu, and Janáček, among other composers. Lupu was nominated for two Grammy Awards, winning one in 1996 for an album of two Schubert piano sonatas. In 1995, Lupu also won an Edison Award for a disc of three major piano works of Schumann. Other awards won by Lupu include the Franco Abbiati Prize in 1989 and 2006, and the 2006 Premio Internazionale Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli award. read more on Wikipedia...