Radu Lupu wurde am 30 November 1945 in Rumänien geboren. Er war mit Delia Bugarin und Elizabeth Wilson verheiratet. Er starb am 17 April 2022 in Schweiz.
He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2016 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to music. He is a pianist in London, England.