Renaud Capuçon

Chambéry, Savoie, France

Renaud Capuçon

Biography

Renaud Capuçon (born 27 January 1976) is a French classical violinist. Since late 2016 he has been teaching at the Royal Northern College of Music. Capuçon was born in Chambéry on 27 January 1976. He entered the conservatory in his native city at the age of 4, and then the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP) at the age of 14 where he studied under Gérard Poulet. Three years later he completed his studies there, winning first prize in both chamber music and violin. He then entered several international competitions and joined the European Union Youth Orchestra, and then the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra as first violin under the direction of Claudio Abbado. At the same time he launched his career as a soloist and chamber musician, playing with Nicholas Angelich, Jérôme Ducros, Frank Braley, Hélène Grimaud, Gérard Caussé, as well as with his younger brother Gautier, a cellist. In 1996, he founded an annual festival at La Ravoire...

Known For

Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés

7.57 am-pm

Les Visiteurs : La Révolution

Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés

Le Concert de Paris 2024

Notre-Dame de Paris : La Réouverture - La Grande Soirée

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