French violinist Renaud Capuçon is firmly established internationally as a major soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. He is known and loved for his poise, depth of tone and virtuosity, and he works with the world’s most prestigious orchestras, artists, venues, and festivals.

Born in Chambéry in 1976, Renaud Capuçon began his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris at the age of fourteen, winning numerous awards during his five years there. Following this, he moved to Berlin to study with Thomas Brandis and Isaac Stern and was awarded the Prize of the Berlin Academy of Arts. In 1997, Claudio Abbado invited him to become concertmaster of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, which he led for three summers, working with conductors including Pierre Boulez, Seiji Ozawa, Franz Welser-Möst and Claudio Abbado.

Since then, Renaud Capuçon has established himself as a soloist at the very highest level. He performs with leading orchestras such as the Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Boston Symphony, Filarmonica della Scala, London Symphony Orchestra, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Münchner Philharmoniker, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, and Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

Since 2021, he has been the Artistic Director of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, where he usually appears as conductor and play-director. He is regularly invited to conduct leading orchestras including the Vienna Symphony, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Gürzenich Orchester Köln, Orchestra Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Karajan-Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Prague Radio Symphony, and Hungarian Radio Symphony. He is also the Artistic Director of three festivals: the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad since 2016, the Easter Festival in Aix-en-Provence, which he founded in 2013, and, most recently, the Rencontres Musicales Festival in Evian from 2023.

Renaud Capuçon plays the Guarneri del Gesù 'Panette' (1737), which belonged to Isaac Stern.