Gautier Capuçon is a true 21st century ambassador for the cello. Performing internationally with many of the world’s foremost conductors and instrumentalists, he is also deeply committed to education and support for young musicians from every background. In January 2022, Gautier Capuçon launched Fondation Gautier Capuçon to support young and talented musicians at the beginning of their careers.
A multiple award winner, Capuçon is acclaimed for his expressive musicianship, exuberant virtuosity, and for the deep sonority of his 1701 Matteo Goffriller cello “L’Ambassadeur”.
He performs with world leading orchestras each season. Highlights of the 2024/25 season include return visits as soloist to DSO Berlin/Ticciati, Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig/Nelsons, HR Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt/Altinoglu, Oslo Philharmonic/Mäkelä, Orchestre de Paris/Popelka, and Philadelphia Orchestra/Deneve, and Wiener Philharmoniker/Thielemann, amongst others. He is a soloist on tour throughout Europe with Orchestra della Scala/Chailly; and he tours with Evgeny Kissin, Gidon Kremer and Maxim Rysanov in chamber music concerts celebrating Shostakovich’s 50th Anniversary year in 2025.
Recording exclusively for Erato (Warner Classics), Capuçon has won multiple awards and holds an extensive discography featuring major concerto and chamber music literature. Capuçon has also been featured on DVD in live performances with Wiener Philharmoniker/Andris Nelsons (Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No.1) Berliner Philharmoniker/Gustavo Dudamel (Haydn’s Cello Concerto No.1) and with Lisa Batiashvili, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden and Christian Thielemann (Brahms’ Concerto for Violin and Cello).
Born in Chambéry, Capuçon began playing the cello at the age of five. He studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur in Paris with Philippe Muller and Annie Cochet-Zakine, and later with Heinrich Schiff in Vienna. Now a household name in his native France, Capuçon appears on screen and online in shows such as Prodiges, Now Hear This, Symphony Pour La Vie, and The Artist Academy, and is a guest presenter on Radio Classique in the show Les Carnets de Gautier Capuçon since the 2019/20 season.
