Gautier Capuçon is a true 21st century ambassador for the cello. He is acclaimed internationally for his deeply expressive musicianship and exuberant virtuosity, as well as for the glorious sonority of his 1701 Matteo Goffriller cello.
Born in Chambéry in 1981, 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. The winner of various first prizes in many leading international competitions, including the International André Navarra Prize, Capuçon was named 'New Talent of the Year' by Victoires de la Musique in 2001.
MACA Limited Classics Series
Gautier Capuçon Plays Tchaikovsky
Superstar cellist Gautier Capuçon returns to WASO to perform Tchaikovsky’s delightful Variations on a Rococo Theme, a work that combines elegance and grace with daring displays of technical brilliance.
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View our upcoming concerts hereA cello tour de force plus colourful impressions of the sea.
Plunge into the raw and refreshing power of the sea with Debussy’s stirring La Mer and Sibelius’ thunderous Oceanides. Superstar cellist Gautier Capuçon performs Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme and Andante Cantabile.
Making his WASO debut, French conductor Ludovic Morlot directs two evocative tone poems by Sibelius and Debussy that reflect the sea, like impressionist paintings rendered with music. The iridescent glint of sunlight on gentle waters, crashing waves and fearsome storms are portrayed with glistening, vivid orchestral colour.
SIBELIUS The Tempest: Prelude
TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme
TCHAIKOVSKY Andante Cantabile
SIBELIUS Oceanides
DEBUSSY La Mer
Ludovic Morlot conductor (WASO debut)
Gautier Capuçon cello (pictured)
Meet the Artist
Gautier Capuçon / Post-concert Saturday night
World Artist Ludovic Morlot appears courtesy of Singapore Airlines
Meet the Artist is supported by Wesfarmers Arts
Gautier Capuçon
San Francisco Chronicle“It's the rare performer who can bring such ease and refinement to this music.”
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