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Gautier Capuçon

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Gautier Capuçon
Capuçon in 2015
Born (1981-09-03) 3 September 1981 (age 44)
Chambéry, France
OccupationClassical cellist
Years active1998–present
FamilyRenaud Capuçon (brother)
Websitegautiercapucon.com

Gautier Capuçon (born 3 September 1981) is a French classical cellist who made an international career. He is the younger brother of violinist Renaud Capuçon.

Early life

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Gautier Capuçon was born in Chambéry, Savoie, on 3 September 1981, the youngest of three siblings. His brother is the violinist Renaud Capuçon. [1][2][3]Capuçon started learning the cello when he was four years old under Augustin Lefèbvre.[4] He also started learning piano at the age of seven[5] with the aim to play jazz[6].

As a student, Capuçon played cello in the European Community Youth Orchestra (now the European Union Youth Orchestra) and also in the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, playing under conductors including Bernard Haitink, Pierre Boulez and Claudio Abbado.[7]

Capuçon first studied at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Chambéry[6] where he graduated with first prizes in cello and piano.[8] Then in Paris, he studied the cello initially with Annie Cochet-Zakine, who had heard him in Chambéry and brought him with her to the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris (CNR).[8] Capuçon then became a pupil of cello pedagogue Philippe Muller at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSMP), where he graduated in 2000 with first prizes in cello and chamber music. He also studied piano as his second instrument under Christophe Egiziano.[7] After that, he finished his studies with Heinrich Schiff at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna.[9]

Career

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Gautier Capuçon has performed and recorded music since the 2000s.[6] His first recording was Ravel's Sonatas and Piano Trio with Renaud Capuçon and Frank Braley.[10] In addition, Capuçon has featured in EMI's annual CD releases of live recordings from the Lugano Festival each year, "Martha Argerich & Friends", at which he is a frequent returning guest performer.[11]

In 2014 he started a teaching program called the Classe d'Excellence de Violoncello with funding from the Fondation Louis Vuitton.[12] The program was created for pre-professional graduate students[13] and has featured musicians such as Margarita Balanas[14], Nathan Chan, Julia Hagen, and Stéphane Tétreault.[13] He also became an ambassador for Orchestra à l'École in 2020. An organisation promoting orchestral music in schools.[15]

This was succeeded by the Foundation Gautier Capuçon in 2022, which included financial scholarships, and permitted violinists, violists and pianists.[16] The foundation is supported by the Fondation de France and alongside Capuçon, is headed by Frank Braley and Alain Altinoglu.[17] Laureatues include Anastasia Rizikov.[18]

Capuçon hosted the radio show Les Garnets de Gautier Capuçon on Radio Classique from 2019-2025.[19][20] He has also been a judge on the French 2's annual children's talent show Prodiges, which features classical ballet and music, since 2014.[21] Other television credits include an episode of Now Hear This on the American television network PBS, hosted by Scott Yoo[22]; Symphony Pour la Vie; and The Artist Academy.[23]

Un été en France (A Summer in France) is a series of concerts created by Capuçon that began in 2020.[4] It features young artists, including those from his education programs.[24]

Cello

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Capuçon's principal instrument is a 1701 Matteo Goffriller cello which he has on loan.[25] The cello is named L'Ambassadeur and was loaned to him by "a private donor".[26] He also has a 1746 José Contreras cello on loan from BSI (Banca della Svizzera Italiana).[7]

Speaking about his Goffriller cello in April 2008, he said:[27]

I am very lucky to be playing this cello for ten, nearly eleven, years now. It is a Matteo Goffriller, of the Venetian school, from 1701. All the Goffriller cellos that I have tried are not easy to play. For each note you need to know how much bow pressure, how much vibrato and how much bow speed you can put on it. It is an instrument that you really need to know to be able to play; it is not like a Montagnana or a Stradivarius. Montagnana, for example – most of them are really easy to play. So in a way, on the Goffriller, I probably search more and look more for different things.

Describing a Montagnana cello as his "dream" instrument of choice, he said: "I hope one day to be able to play on a Montagnana."[27]

Awards

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Discography

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Gautier Capuçon was an exclusive recording artist for Virgin Classics (a division of EMI). In 2015 he recorded for Erato, a division of Warner Music Group.

Orchestral

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  • Dvorak – Cello Concerto, 2009
  • Herbert – Cello Concerto no.2, 2009
  • Haydn – Cello Concertos, 2003
  • Brahms – Double Concerto, 2007
  • Tchaikovsky – Variations on a Rococo Theme, 2010
  • Prokofiev – Sinfonia Concertante, 2010
  • Brahms – Double Concerto, 2011
  • Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto n°1, 2013
  • Shostakovich – Cello Concertos, 2015
  • Schumann - Cello Concerto, 2019

Chamber

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  • Ravel – Chamber Music, 2002
  • Face à Face: Violin & Cello Duets, 2003
  • Saint Saëns – Carnival of the Animals, 2003
  • Brahms Piano Trios, 2004
  • Schubert – Trout Quintet, 2004
  • Inventions: Violin & Cello Duets (Bach, Eisler, Karol Beffa, Bartok, Martinu), 2006
  • Schubert Piano Trios, 2007
  • Rachmaninov & Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas, 2008
  • Fauré: Complete chamber music for strings, 2011

Other albums

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He also released these albums:

Year Album Peak positions Notes
FRA
[28]		 BEL
(Fl)
[29]		 BEL
(Wa)
[30]		 NLD
[31]		 SWI
[32]
2018 Intuition 52 117 101 102 78
2020 Emotions 20  – 57  –  –
2021 Souvenirs 70  – 121  –  –
2022 Sensations 4  – 49  – 62
2023 Destination Paris  –  – 93  –  –

Collaborations

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Datealbum titleCredited to
2013 Gautier Capuçon plays Schubert, Schumann, Debussy & Britten Gautier Capuçon / Frank Braley
2013Saint-Saëns: La muse et le poèteRenaud Capuçon / Gautier Capuçon / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France / Lionel Bringuier
2013Schubert: ArpeggioneGautier Capuçon / Frank Braley
2015Shostakovich: The Cello ConcertosGautier Capuçon / Mariinsky Orchestra / Valery Gergiev
2016 Schubert: String Quintet, Op. 163 & Lieder Quatuor Ébène / Gautier Capuçon / Matthias Goerne
2016Beethoven: Complete Works for Cello & PianoGautier Capuçon / Frank Braley
2017Szymanowski: Concert Overture, Op. 12 - Lutosławski: Cello Concerto & Symphony No. 4Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Gautier Capuçon / Alexander Liebreich
2019Franck - ChopinGautier Capuçon / Yuja Wang

DVDs

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Datealbum titleCredited to
2013The European Concert - Brahms / Haydn / Beethoven (as DVD)Gautier Capuçon / Berliner Philharmoniker / Gustavo Dudamel

Management

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Gautier Capuçon is represented by:

  • France: Agence Artistique Jacques Thelen, Paris
  • UK: Harrison Parrott
  • Germany: Weigold & Böhm
  • North America: Columbia Artists Management Inc., New York
  • Japan: Kajimoto Concert Management, Tokyo

Personal life

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Capuçon was married to French concert cellist Delphine Borsarello from 2007 to 2024. The pair have two daughters, Fée and Sissi, who also play music.[33][34]

Capuçon enjoys playing jazz piano recreationally.[3][26]

He had an appendectomy in 2009 that caused him to cancel a concert with the San Francisco Symphony[35]

References

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  1. ↑ Gautier Capuçon interview, Virgin Classics promotional film, 2003
  2. ↑ Gautier Capuçon interview, Borletti-Buitoni Trust, London, 2004
  3. 1 2 "Archive.ph". Archive.ph. Retrieved 13 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. 1 2 "Gautier Capuçon". Boston Symphony Hall. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Agence Artistique Jacques Thelen, Paris". Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 citedesarts (5 September 2018). "Gautier Capuçon, vivre la musique ensemble". Cité des Arts (in French). Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 "Le CNM : Centre national de la musique". Cnm.fr. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. 1 2 Predota, Georg (2 September 2023). "How was it like to study under Philippe Muller and Heinrich Schiff?". Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  9. ↑ International Who's Who in Classical Music 2008, pub: Routledge (2008)
  10. ↑ "Gautier Capuçon — Biography, Discography, Albums & Expert Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Martha Argerich And Friends". Discogs. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Interview of cellist Gautier Capucon". www.opuscello.com. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  13. 1 2 "CLASSE D'EXCELLENCE DE VIOLONCELLE". Gautier Capucon. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle - Promotion III". Fondation Louis Vuitton. 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "L'association". Orchestre à l'école. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  16. ↑ The Violin Channel (6 January 2022). "Gautier Capuçon Launches Philanthropic Foundation". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "The Foundation - Fondation Gautier Capuçon". Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "The Laureates - Fondation Gautier Capuçon". Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Les carnets de Gautier Capuçon". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Les carnets de Gautier Capuçon - Réécoutez l'émission sur Radio Classique". Radio Classique (in French). 22 August 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "Gautier Capuçon | Warner Classics". www.warnerclassics.com. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "The Riddle of Bach". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Gautier Capuçon". Vivo Performing Arts. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  24. ↑ Saint Hilaire de Riez. "A summer in France with Gautier Capuçon". Saint Hilaire de Riez.
  25. ↑ Gautier Capuçon interview, EMI Classics promotion film "Gautier Capuçon – Dvorak and Herbert cello concertos", Dec 2008
  26. 1 2 ABC Classic (11 May 2021). "The life and career of cellist Gautier Capuçon". ABC listen. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  27. 1 2 Gautier Capuçon speaking on BBC radio, recorded April 2008, broadcast 2 May 2008
  28. ↑ "Discographie Gautier Capu�on". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  29. ↑ "Discografie Gautier Capu�on". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  30. ↑ "Discographie Gautier Capu�on". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  31. ↑ "Discografie Gautier Capu�on". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  32. ↑ "Discographie Gautier Capu�on". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  33. ↑ Siahpoush-Royoux, Nina (6 January 2026). "Gautier Capuçon de nouveau en couple après son divorce : qui est Julia, sa nouvelle compagne ?". Gala (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  34. ↑ "Les Borsarello, trois générations de prodiges !". Montgeron (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  35. ↑ "Gautier Capuçon is Ready to Share a "Jewel" of Cosmic Scale". www.sfcv.org. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
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