Hailed by international critics as one of the most superb and interesting talents of his generation, Benedetto Lupo gained worldwide recognition in 1989 after winning – as the first Italian – the bronze medal in the Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

His success immediately led to critically acclaimed debuts with several major orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Montreal Symphony, Toronto Symphony, London Philharmonic, Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Hallé Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester in Berlin, Orquesta Nacional de España, Monte Carlo Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony. He has established special collaborations with leading conductors including Yves Abel, Ed Gardner, Daniele Gatti, Gian Carlo Guerrero, Vladimir Jurowski, Stanislav Kochanovsky, Bernard Labadie, Louis Langrée, Marko Letonja, Fabio Mechetti, Juanjo Mena, Kent Nagano, Corrado Rovaris, Robert Treviño and Xian Zhang, just to name a few.

In his busy concert schedule Benedetto Lupo is a regular guest in major concert halls all over the world, including Alice Tully Hall in New York's Lincoln Center, London's Wigmore Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Bruxelles Palais des Beaux Arts, and the Salle Pleyel in Paris and in prominent festivals worldwide.

In his native Italy he has played with every major orchestra, including the Academy of Santa Cecilia Symphony in Rome, the RAI National Symphony in Turin and the Maggio Musicale in Florence, as well as in all major concert venues including La Scala in Milan, the Teatro Comunale in Bologna, the San Carlo in Naples, and La Fenice in Venice.

Benedetto Lupo's recordings include the complete Schumann piano works with orchestra for ARTS label and an acclaimed version of Nino Rota's Concerto Soirée on Harmonia Mundi which received several prizes, including the Diapason d’Or.