Gautier Capuçon
Gautier Capuçon has performed with many of the world's leading conductors and instrumentalists. He is the founder and director of the Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, and ambassador for the Orchestre à l'École Association, which works to promote classical music to more than 40,000 schoolchildren across France. The award-winning Capuçon is recognized for his expression, his virtuosity, and his timbre. He plays a Matteo Goffriller "L'Ambassadeur" from 1701.
Capuçon started 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 he performs with the world's leading orchestras, working with conductors such as Lionel Bringuier, Semyon Bychkov, Gustavo Dudamel, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. In addition, Capuçon collaborates with contemporary composers including Lera Auerbach, Karol Beffa, Esteban Benzecry, Nicola Campogrande, Qigang Chen, Bryce Dessner, Jérôme Ducros, Henry Dutilleux, Thierry Escaich, Philippe Manoury, Bruno Mantovani, Krzysztof Rihmmann, and J. Wolfgang Penderecki.
In January 2022, Capuçon launched his own foundation to support talented young musicians: fondationgautiercapucon.com





