Capucelli, Gautier Capuçon and his cello ensemble

Gautier Capuçon and his cello ensemble
Killian White guest cellist

Piazzolla La muerte del Angel (arr. by Sébastien Walnier)
Delibes Flower Duet (Lakmé) (arr. by Jérome Ducros)
Bizet Carmen Fantasy (arr. Werner Thomas-Mifune)
Bryce Dessner The Forest. Sederunt Principes – Perotin E flat (commande Foundation Louis Vuitton - Class d'Excellence de Violoncelle)
Bartók Romanian Dances (arr. Cornelius Zirbo)
Tchaikovsky ‘Waltz of the Flowers’ (The Nutcracker) (arr. Samuel Parent)(commande Foundation Louis Vuitton - Class d'Excellence de Violoncelle)
Richard Dubugnon Heptasyllabes (commande Foundation Louis Vuitton - Class d'Excellence de Violoncelle)

Interval

Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt) (arr. Jérôme Ducros)
Guillaume Connesson Trois jardins (Jardin Anglais, Jardin Japonais, Jardin Francais (commande Foundation Louis Vuitton - Class d'Excellence de Violoncelle)
Bacharach South American Getaway
Javier Martínez Campos Fantaisie pour la Classe d’Excellence (commande Foundation Louis Vuitton - Class d'Excellence de Violoncelle)
Ravel Boléro (arr. Jérome Ducros) 
Bernstein Mambo (from West Side Story) (arr. Jérome Ducros)
 
Acclaimed for his expressive musicianship and exuberant virtuosity, Gautier Capuçon – ‘among the greatest of cellists’ (The Arts Desk) – brings his Capucelli cello ensemble to the National Concert Hall with a programme to seduce and surprise.

Six young alumni of the Fondation Louis Vuitton, and former NCH Young Musician Killian White, join Capuçon for new arrangements of familiar music by Bizet, Bartók, Tchaikovsky, Leonard Bernstein and more, alongside work commissioned by the ensemble, including NCH Artist-in-Residence Bryce Dessner’s The Forest. It’s the cello as you’ve never heard it before.

Did you know?

The violoncello – or cello for short – takes its name from the 17th-century violone, ancestor of today’s double bass. Its name means ‘little violone’.

The cello provides the tenor voice in an orchestra’s string section.

Its wide range, powerful sound and rich expressiveness contribute to its tremendous emotional impact.

Listen out for…

How multiple cellos layer poignant harmonies by the 17th century composer Pérotin in Bryce Dessner’s The Forest.

The solo cello’s voice in Richard Dubugnon’s Heptasyllabes, accompanied by a double, divided chorus of six cellos.

The cello’s facility for fun in the spirited Mambo from West Side Story. 

Presented by NCH