Latest Release
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- 21 JUN 2024
- 13 Songs
- Rendez-vous With Martha Argerich, Vol. 3 · 2024
- Rendez-vous With Martha Argerich, Vol. 3 · 2024
- Relaxing Classics According to Saint-Saëns · 2024
- Classical Violin 101 · 2024
- Classical Violin 101 · 2024
- Gabriel Fauré · 2024
- Gabriel Fauré · 2024
- Gabriel Fauré · 2024
- Gabriel Fauré · 2024
- Gabriel Fauré · 2024
Essential Albums
- The next entry in Dennis Russell Davies’ exploration of Philip Glass’ works sees two masterpieces—one by Glass, one by Bernstein—taken up by the esteemed violinist Renaud Capuçon. For the former composer’s 1987 concerto, Capuçon’s sharp, driving style is perfectly suited for the work’s elongated arpeggios and dramatic melodies.
Artist Playlists
- Dazzling and diverse violin textures from a French virtuoso on the rise.
Live Albums
About Renaud Capuçon
Distinguished by exquisite musical taste, alluring tonal clarity, infectious energy and impish charm, violinist Renaud Capuçon is the very epitome of a French musician. Born in the Alpine town of Chambéry in 1976, he rounded out his training with lessons in Berlin with Thomas Brandis, long-term concertmaster of the city’s Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1997, Capuçon was invited by Italian maestro Claudio Abbado to lead the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, and just four years later made Le Boeuf sur le toit, his first disc for Virgin (now Erato), a scintillating collection of French virtuoso bonbons conducted by another rising star, Daniel Harding. Otherwise, Capuçon has tended to focus his attention on chamber music in the recording studio, with a series of captivating releases that includes Duos (2003), an album of duos with his cellist brother, Gautier; youthfully idiomatic readings of the Brahms piano trios (2004) and Beethoven violin sonatas (2010); and Fauré’s complete chamber music with strings (2011). He was also a much-valued collaborator with pianist Martha Argerich at her annual Lugano Festival (2002-16), captured by EMI/Warner on 22 discs of live recordings. Something of a national treasure in his home country, Capuçon was the sole performer at a 2020 service in Notre Dame Cathedral, marking a year since the iconic building was nearly destroyed by fire.
- HOMETOWN
- Chambéry, France
- BORN
- 27 January 1976
- GENRE
- Classical