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Radu Lupu, born 30 November 1945 in Galați, was a Romanian and British pianist and musician educated at the Moscow Conservatory, where he studied under Heinrich Neuhaus. He worked in classical music and recorded for Decca. He received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire and the Order of the Star of Romania. He spoke Romanian and died on 17 April 2022 in Lausanne.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Romania
- Active from
- 1945
- Active to
- 2022
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 25,265
- Total plays
- 191,687
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Radu Lupu (born November 30, 1945) is a Romanian concert pianist. He has won a number of the most prestigious awards in classical piano, including first prizes in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition. Lupu's concert appearances and recordings for Decca, though not frequent, consisting of a limited repertoire, have been consistently acclaimed. Although trained in the Russian pianistic tradition <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Radu+
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1945-11-30 ) 30 November 1945, Galați , Romania
- Died
- 17 April 2022 (2022-04-17) (aged 76), Lausanne , Switzerland
- Alma mater
- Bucharest Conservatory Moscow Conservatory
- Occupation
- Pianist
- Spouses
- Elizabeth Wilson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1971 , divorced ) Delia Bugarin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1990 )
- Awards
- Franco Abbiati Prize (1989) Edison Award (1995) Grammy Award (1996) Franco Abbiati Prize (2006) Premio Internazionale Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (2006)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Galați
- Place of death
- Lausanne
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Moscow Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- Romanian
- Student of
- Heinrich Neuhaus
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Decca
- Image
- Radu Lupu-20120428-RM-181610.jpg
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- 1945-11-30
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- Radu Lupu
- date of death
- 2022-04-17
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Radu Lupu CBE (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 of the world's most prestigious 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.
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