Artist in Focus: Radu Lupu
This week's programmes focus on Radu Lupu and are presented by Humphrey Burton in conversation with musicians who know and admire the Romanian pianist. Today pianist Piers Lane talks about Lupu and the music includes a recording of Schubert which he gave as part of his semi-final recital at the Leeds International Piano Competition in the year he won the prize, 1969.
Schubert Four Impromptus, D899 Shostakovich Piano Quintet, Op 57 With the Gabrieli Quartet
Beethoven Fantasia in C minor for piano, chorus and orchestra, Op 80
With the BBC Choral Society and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Foster