Gautier Capuçon is one of the foremost cello ambassadors in the 21st century. Performing worldwide with leading conductors and instrumentalists, he also created the Fondation Gautier Capuçon in 2022, dedicated to supporting outstanding young musicians.

Highlights of his 2026–27 season include a return to the BBC Proms with the BBC Symphony and appearances with the Singapore Symphony, Berlin Radio Symphony, Filarmonica della Scala, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Sydney Symphony, and Boston Symphony, among others. He also tours with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic, and Orchestre de Paris. In addition to the current trio tour with Lisa Batiashvili and Jean-Yves Thibaudet, he also performs Beethoven piano trios with Evgeny Kissin and Maxim Vengerov at Chicago’s Symphony Center and Carnegie Hall.

An exclusive recording artist for Erato (Warner Music), Capuçon has a rich discography that has earned numerous awards. His 2020 release Émotions reached gold status in France, topping the charts for more than 30 weeks. His next album, Sensations (2022), became the first classical recording to reach No. 1 in France’s all-genre charts, followed by Destination Paris (2023). In 2025, he released the album Gaïa with 16 new compositions commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony and premiered on the Great Performers Series. Capuçon made his San Francisco Symphony debut in November 2009 as a Shenson Young Artist.

Jean-Yves Thibaudet has earned a reputation as one of the world’s finest pianists and is especially known for his diverse interests beyond the classical world, including numerous collaborations in film, fashion, and visual arts. He is the first-ever artist in residence at the Colburn School, which awards several scholarships in his name. He made his San Francisco Symphony debut in October 1994.

A prolific recording artist, Thibaudet has appeared on more than 70 albums and six film scores. His extensive catalog has received two Grammy nominations, two Echo Awards, the German Record Critics’ Award, the Diapason d’Or, the Choc du Monde de la Musique, the Edison Prize, and Gramophone Awards. Thibaudet is the soloist on Dario Marianelli’s reissued score for Pride & Prejudice, which was certified Gold by the RIAA in 2025. His playing can also be heard on Atonement, The French Dispatch, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, and Wakefield. His concert wardrobe was designed by Vivienne Westwood.