Gautier Capuçon is a true ambassador of the 21st century cello. He performs internationally with many of the world's leading conductors and instrumentalists, but he is also deeply committed to the education and support of young musicians from all backgrounds. In January 2022, Gautier Capuçon launched the Fondation Gautier Capuçon to support talented young musicians at the beginning of their careers. Capuçon is also a passionate ambassador for the Orchestre à l'École association, which brings classical music to more than 42,000 school children throughout France.

A multiple award-winner, Capucon is acclaimed for his expressive musicianship, exuberant virtuosity and the deep sonority of his 1701 Matteo Goffriller "L'Ambassadeur" cello. He has worked with conductors such as Semyon Bychkov, Gustavo Dudamel, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, Andrès Orozco-Estrada, Pablo Heras-Casado, Paavo Jarvi, Klaus Mäkelä, Andris Nelsons, and Christian Thielemann. Collaborations with contemporary composers include Lera Auerbach, Karol Beffa, Esteban Benzecry, Nicola Campogrande, Qigang Chen, Guillaume Connesson, Bryce Dessner, Richard Dubugnon, Henry Dutilleux, Danny Elfman, Thierry Escaich, Philippe Manoury, Bruno Mantovani, Krzysztof Penderecki, Wolfgang Rihm, and Jörg Widmann.

Other regular chamber music partners include Frank Braley, Jérôme Ducros, Nikolai Lugansky, and Gabriela Montero, as well as Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Renaud Capuçon, Leonidas Kavakos, Andreas Ottensamer, Yuja Wang, the Labèque sisters, and the Ébène, Hagen, and Modigliani quartets. Capuçon plays regularly at festivals around the world, including Edinburgh, Salzburg, Grafenegg and Verbier.

An exclusive Erato artist (Warner Classics), Capuçon has won numerous awards and has an extensive discography. His album Destination Paris, reissued in November 2023, celebrates French music from classical repertoire to film scores. Warner Classics' 2020 album Emotions contains music by composers such as Debussy, Schubert, and Elgar and was awarded a gold disc in France. Highlights of his catalog include the complete Beethoven Sonatas with Frank Braley; an album of Schumann works recorded live with Martha Argerich, Renaud Capuçon and the Chamber Orchestra of Eu-rope/ Bernard Haitink; Chopin and Franck sonatas with Yuja Wang; and a solo album with Bach, Dutilleux and Kodaly on the occasion of his 40th birthday.

Capuçon has appeared on DVD in live performances with the Vienna Philharmonic/Andris Nelsons, the Berliner Philharmoniker/Gustavo Dudamel and with Lisa Batiashvili, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden and Christian Thielemann.

Born in Chambéry, Capuçon began playing the cello at the age of five. He studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris with Philippe Muller and Annie Cochet-Zakine, and later with Heinrich Schiff in Vienna. Now a household name in his native France, Capucon appears on screen and online in programs such as Prodiges, Now Hear This, Symphony Pour La Vie, The Artist Academy, and is a guest on Radio Classique's Les Carnets de Gautier Capuçon program.

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