All Gautier Capuçon articles
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News
Cellist Gautier Capuçon to help emerging artists with new foundation
The Fondation Gautier Capuçon will help young performing musicians on the brink of a professional career
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Feature
Gautier Capuçon plays Bloch to mark anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
The cellist Gautier Capuçon plays the Prière from Ernest Bloch’s ‘from Jewish Life’ at the memorial of the Berlin wall to mark the 30th anniversary of the Fall of Berlin Wall.
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Focus
Sentimental work: Gautier Capuçon on Schumann
The French cellist finds a whole universe of sound in Schumann’s Adagio and Allegro and the op.73 Fantasiestücke – as well as huge scope for experimentation
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Video
Gautier Capuçon & Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester cellos
Gautier Capuçon and the cello section of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester perform the ‘Requiem’ from Anne Wilson’s Lament (originally for solo cello with cello quartet)
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Entire cello section joins in Gautier Capuçon's solo part
This video, filmed at the Teatro Verdi in Pordenone, is from a rehearsal of Dvořák’s cello concerto with Gautier Capuçon and the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
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Video
Gautier Capuçon takes wing in latest video clip
The french cellist’s recording of Fauré’s Après un rêve from his latest album Intuition is showcased in this video produced for Paris Aéroport filmed at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The recording features the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris conducted by Douglas Boyd.
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News
Gautier Capuçon withdraws from concerts due to shoulder injury
The French cellist today announced that he will be taking a break from performance until mid-August
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Review
Gautier Capuçon: Intuition
Works by Massenet, Ducros, Saint-Saëns, Sollima, Dvořák, Elgar, Popper, Casals, Paganini, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Joplin, Fauré and Piazzolla
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Gautier Capuçon gives Shostakovich First Cello Concerto masterclass
Not too fast! Keep the semiquavers steady...' Gautier Capuçon gives a masterclass on Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris on 7 January 2017. The cello student is Cornelius Zirbo. The masterclass was recorded for medici.tv and can be viewed in full here. ...
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Gautier Capuçon gives Dvorák Cello Concerto masterclass
Not too much bow! Louder, but with more contact...' - Gautier Capuçon French cellist Gautier Capuçon gives a masterclass on Dvorák's Cello Concerto at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris on 20 November 2016. The cello student is Sophia Bacelar. Filmed for Medici.tv, the full masterclass can ...
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Capuçon brothers - violinist Renaud and cellist Gautier - perform together at the BBC Proms
The Capuçon brothers - violinist Renaud and cellist Gautier - perform Handel-Halvorsen's Passacaglia as an encore at the BBC Proms in London's Royal Albert Hall in 2011. Read: ‘As a musician you never finish learning,’ says cellist Gautier Capuçon Watch: Gautier Capuçon performs Thaïs Meditation at the ...
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Gautier Capuçon performs Thaïs Meditation at the Eiffel Tower
Cellist Gautier Capuçon performs Massenet's Meditation from Thaïs with Orchestre National de France conducted Daniele Gatti at the Eiffel Tower in Paris in July 2015. Read: ‘As a musician you never finish learning,’ says cellist Gautier Capuçon Capuçon is interviewed about his Classe d’Excellence in The Strad’s ...
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‘As a musician you never finish learning,’ says cellist Gautier Capuçon
The Strad’s February 2016 cover star speaks about studying with Philippe Muller and Heinrich Schiff, and about his own cello classes for post-college students
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Article
Cellist Gautier Capuçon performs with his Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle
Gautier Capuçon performs with the six young cellists of his 2015 Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle - a mentorship programme which aims to help young players each year to bridge the gap between graduation and embarking on a career. The work is Fantaisie pour la 'Classe d'Excellence' by ...
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Gautier Capuçon
Gautier Capuçon was born in Chambéry in 1981 and 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. By his mid-twenties he had already developed ...