concert Gautier Capuçon and 6 laureates of the Classe d'Excellence perform an all-cello concert "Capucelli" Cello Ensemble at the Fondation Louis Vuitton

"Capucelli" Cello Ensemble at the Fondation Louis Vuitton

Gautier Capuçon and 6 laureates of the Classe d'Excellence perform an all-cello concert "Capucelli" Cello Ensemble at the Fondation Louis Vuitton

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Continuing his dedication to his Classe d’Excellence de Violoncelle, which he has directed for seven years at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Gautier Capuçon joins forces with six esteemed past laureates, all classes combined, to form a unique cello ensemble called Capucelli. Recorded for release in the fall of 2022 on the Warner Classics label, the Capucelli ensemble’s program will embark on an international tour following this concert in Paris.

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Cast

Gautier Capuçon | Cellist
Anouchka Hack | Cellist
Julia Hagen | Cellist
Charles Hervet | Cellist
Aurélien Pascal | Cellist
Caroline Sypniewski | Cellist
Jeein You | Cellist

Bruno Mantovani | Conductor

Program

Ástor Piazzolla / Sébastien Walnier, La muerte del ángel
Léo Delibes / Jérôme Ducros, Flower Duet from Lakmé
Bryce Dessner, The Forest - Sederant Principes Eb
Béla Bartók / Cornelius Zirbo, Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68 (arrangement for 7 cellos)
Antonín Dvořák / Gautier Capuçon, Lasst mich allein
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Samuel Parent, Suite from "The Nutcracker", Op. 71
- Waltz of the Flowers
Edvard Grieg / Jérôme Ducros, In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt
Bruno Mantovani, O salutaris hostia – Creation for 7 cellos
Burt Bacharach, South American Gateway
Guillaume Connesson, Trois Jardins for 7 celli
- I. Jardin Anglais
- II. Jardin Japonais
- III. Jardin Français
Georges Bizet / Werner Thomas-Mifune, Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 for 5 celli
Javier Campos, Fantaisie pour la classe d’excellence
Maurice Ravel / Jérôme Ducros, Boléro
Leonard Bernstein / Jérôme Ducros, Mambo from West Side Story
Johann Strauss II / Josef Strauss, Pizzicato-Polka
Henry Mancini / Hauke Hack, The Pink Panther
Giovanni Sollima, Marcia