Benedetto Lupo
Hailed by international critics as one of the most interesting talents of his generation, Benedetto Lupo gained worldwide recognition in 1989 after winning — as the first Italian — the bronze medal at the Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
His success immediately led to critically acclaimed debuts with several major American and European orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Hallé Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester in Berlin, Orquesta Nacional de España, and Monte Carlo Philharmonic.
He is a regular guest artist worldwide and in Italy, performing at venues such as New York’s Lincoln Center, London’s Wigmore Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Salle Pleyel in Paris, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, the RAI National Symphony in Turin, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, and La Fenice in Venice.
Benedetto Lupo’s recordings include an acclaimed version of Nino Rota’s Concerto Soirée on Harmonia Mundi, which received the Diapason d’Or, as well as the complete Schumann piano works with orchestra for ARTS.
He is an Academician and head of piano master courses at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.