Albanian-American pianist Redi Llupa has distinguished himself by performing in prestigious venues in Europe, North and South America, and Asia. An avid advocate of contemporary repertoire, Llupa continuously collaborates with and performs music by living composers and has been the dedicatee of works by Aleksandër Peçi, Ermir Bejo, and Joseph Klein. Since 2015, he worked closely with Pulitzer Prize winning composer George Walker, becoming the first pianist to give the premiere performance of Walker’s complete piano sonatas in 2017. Dr. Llupa has appeared in various festivals including Festival Baltimore at UMBC, PIANODROM International Festival in Tirana, ReMusica International Festival in Pristina, James Madison Contemporary Music Festival in Virginia, and New Century New Voices in Vermont. 

Dr. Llupa has received guidance by phenomenal teachers over the years, including Nadjezhda Porodini, Alberto Miodini, Max Levinson, Menahem Pressler, and Santiago Rodriguez. Upcoming performances of note include the April 2024 concert with the National Radio-Television Orchestra of Albania, performing a monumental concerto by Albanian composer, Feim Ibrahimi, in collaboration with conductor Kanako Abe. 

Together with his wife, Dr. Inesa Gegprifti, they form Duo Spektra, an ensemble that aims to spotlight their culture by programing works by Albanian composers, while actively promoting newly-written and seldom-heard music. They recently gave the U.S. premieres of ballet-suites by Aleksandër Peçi and Feim Ibrahimi and collaborated with Dranoff 2 Piano on the 2023 Piano Slam production. One of the most memorable performances for Duo Spektra was that of George Crumb’s Makrokosmos III at Kaleidoscope MusArt’s Crumb’s Cosmos concert in honor of the composer’s 90th anniversary.