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Born in Chambéry in 1976, Renaud Capuçon studied at the
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with Gérard
Poulet and Veda Reynolds, and later with Thomas Brandis in Berlin
and Isaac Stern. Invited by Claudio Abbado in 1998 as
konzertmeister of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, he continued
his musical education with Pierre Boulez, Seiji Ozawa, Daniel
Barenboim and Franz Welser-Moest. In 2000 he was nominated "Rising
Star" and "New talent of the Year" (French Victoires de la
Musique), in 2005 "Soliste instrumental de l'année", also by the
French Victoires de la Musique, and in 2006 "Prix Georges Enesco"
(Sacem).
He is collaborating with the most important orchestras and
conductors : Berlin Philharmonic under Bernard Haitink or David
Robertson, Dresden Staatskapelle and Daniel Harding, Leipzig
Gewandhaus Orchestra and Kurt Masur, Orchestre de Paris and
Wolfgang Sawallisch or Christoph Eschenbach, Orchestre
Philharmonique de Radio France and Myung-Whun Chung, Chamber
Orchestra of Europe and Semyon Bychkov, Los Angeles Philharmonic
and Gustavo Dudamel or Andris Nelsons, Philadelphia Orchestra and
Charles Dutoit, Sankt Petersburg Philharmonic, State Academic
Symphony Orchestra of Russia and Vladimir Yurowsky, Scottish
Chamber Orchestra and Robin Ticciati…
He recently performed with : Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Bernard
Haitink, Los Angeles Philharmonic/Daniel Harding, Boston
Symphony/Christoph von Dohnanyi, Philharmonia Orchestra/Juraj
Valculha, Seoul Philharmonic/Myung-Whun Chung, Chamber Orchestra of
Europe/Yannick Nezet-Seguin, WDR Cologne/Jukka Pekka Saraste,
Orchestre National de France/Daniele Gatti…
He gave the World premiere of the Volin concert by Pascla
Dusapin with the WDR Köln as well as the Brahms/Faure chamber music
cycle in 5 concerts at the Musikverein in Vienna.
Renaud Capuçon plays chamber music with Martha Argerich, Hélène
Grimaud, Nicholas Angelich, Frank Braley, Yefim Bronfman,
Myung-Whun Chung, Yuri Bashmet, Katia and Marielle Labèque, Mischa
Maisky, Truls Mork, Maria Joao Pires, Mikhail Pletnev, Gérard
Caussé, Jean-Yves Thibaudet. He is invited by the most prestigious
festivals : Gstaad, Hollywood Bowl, La Roque d'Anthéron, Luzern,
Lugano, Menton, Salzburg, Saint-Denis, Rheinghau, Verbier…
He is the musical director of the Easter Festival in
Aix-en-Provence that he founded in 2013.
Discography for EMI/Virgin Classics : Mendelssohn and Haydn
trios and the Triple Concerto by Beethoven with Martha Argerich,
Schubert recital, Berlioz/Saint-Saëns/Milhaud/Ravel with Daniel
Harding and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Ravel chamber music
with Gautier Capuçon and Frank Braley, duos with his brother;
Dutilleux Concerto with the Radio France Philharmonic under
Myung-Whun Chung, Saint-Saëns chamber music, Brahms Trios with
Gautier Capuçon and Nicholas Angelich Schubert Trout,
Mendelssohn/Schumann concertos with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
and Daniel Harding, Brahms Sonatas with Nicholas Angelich, Brahms
Double Concerto with Gautier Capuçon and the Gustav Mahler
Jugendorchester and Brahms Quartets with Gautier, Gérard Caussé and
Nicholas Angelich, Mozart Concertos and Sinfonia Concertante with
the Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Louis Langrée and Antoine
Tamestit, Beethoven/Korngold concertos with the Rotterdam
Philharmonic and Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Beethoven Sonatas for
violin/piano with Frank Braley. His recent Fauré chamber music CD
with N. Angelich, G. Capuçon, M. Dalberto, G. Caussé and Ebène
Quartet won the Echo Klassik Prize. Recently released : Brahms/Berg
Concertos with the Wiener Philharmoniker under D.Harding, "Histoire
de Babar" - Poulenc/Debussy/Ridout with Laurence Ferrari and Jérôme
Ducros and the 3 CD Best of box of his music. To be released:
Bach/Vasks CD as conductor and soloist with the Chamber Orchestra
of Europe.
Renaud Capuçon plays the Guarneri del Gesù "Panette" (1737) that
belonged to Isaac Stern, bought for him by the Banca Svizzera
Italiana (BSI).
In June 2011 he is appointed "Chevalier dans l'Ordre National du
Mérite" by the French Government.