Past event

30 October 2025

Sala Teatro

20:00

Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
Lisa Batiashvili violin
Gautier Capuçon cello

Dmitrij Šostakovič (1906–1975)
Trio per violino, violoncello e pianoforte n. 1 in do minore, op. 8

Claude Debussy (1862–1918) 
Trio per violino, violoncello e pianoforte in sol maggiore  

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Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) 
Trio per violino, violoncello e pianoforte n. 3 in fa minore, op. 65 

Cellist Gautier Capuçon returns to perform at the LAC alongside violinist Lisa Batiashvili and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet – a trio of exceptional soloists appearing together for the first time in Lugano. The recital programme offers a journey through chamber music for piano trio, featuring three works that mark crucial stages in the evolution of European music between the 19th and early 20th centuries. A unique opportunity to enjoy an intense and refined listening experience.

Through Shostakovich's youthful vitality, Debussy's tonal and harmonic sensitivity, and Dvořák's dramatic majesty, the concert traces a stylistic journey that embraces 20th-century modernism, French pre-Impressionism, and Bohemian chamber symphonism, highlighting the interconnections and expressive peculiarities of each composer. The interpretation by Lisa Batiashvili, Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Gautier Capuçon guarantees a performance of extraordinary quality, capable of restoring the expressive depth and tonal richness of the works in the programme. The cohesion of the trio, combined with the individual sensitivity of its members, allows them to explore every stylistic nuance, highlighting the continuity and differences between the languages of Shostakovich, Debussy and Dvořák. The concert thus presents itself as an immersion in the evolution of chamber music between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

 

 

Thanks to his refined musical elegance and profound approach to both contemporary and classical repertoire, he has established himself as one of the world's most acclaimed pianists. He is also known for his collaborations with cinema, fashion and the visual arts. He is the first Artist-in-Residence at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, which awards several scholarships in his name.
This season, he is performing in concerts and recitals around the world with programmes ranging from Gershwin's Concerto in F to Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 5, from Bernstein's Symphony No. 2 Age of Anxiety to Skrjabin's Prométhée and Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie. A great interpreter and promoter of Khachaturian's Piano Concerto, he performs it with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. In addition to his orchestral engagements, he joins violinist Lisa Batiashvili and cellist Gautier Capuçon for an autumn trio tour, with stops in various cities across Western Europe. He also continues his multi-year project dedicated to Debussy's Préludes, performing both collections in their entirety in recitals at major theatres around the world.
A prolific recording artist, he has recorded more than 70 albums and participated in six film soundtracks. His extensive discography has earned him two Grammy nominations, two ECHO Awards, the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, the Diapason d'Or, the CHOC du Monde de la Musique, the Edison Prize and several Gramophone awards. His most recent recordings include Khachaturian, a tribute to the Armenian composer that includes his Piano Concerto and various pieces for solo piano, and Gershwin Rhapsody, a collection of Gershwin's music recorded with Michael Feinstein, including four recently rediscovered pieces.
He is the soloist on Dario Marianelli's soundtrack for Pride & Prejudice, recently reissued and certified Gold by the RIAA in 2025; his piano can also be heard on Marianelli's score for Atonement, Alexandre Desplat's scores for The French Dispatch and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, and Aaron Zigman's score for Wakefield. His concert attire is designed by Dame Vivienne Westwood.

Mr. Thibaudet's worldwide representative: HarrisonParrott.
Mr. Thibaudet records exclusively for Decca Classics.

A German violinist of Georgian origin, she is appreciated by audiences and fellow musicians alike for her virtuosity. A multi-award-winning artist, she has established long-standing relationships with leading orchestras, conductors and musicians around the world. In 2021, she founded and became director of the Lisa Batiashvili Foundation, realising her lifelong dream and commitment to supporting talented young Georgian musicians so that they can flourish in their musical careers. She is artistic director of the Audi Sommerkonzerte in Ingolstadt. For the 2021 Festival, she performed Sibelius' Violin Concerto under the baton of Sir Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia with the motto “Luci d'Europa” (Lights of Europe). She performs regularly with orchestras such as the Berliner Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, New York Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Boston Symphony Orchestra. She records exclusively for Deutsche Grammophon. She has won numerous awards, including the MIDEM Classical Award, the Choc de l'année, the International Prize of the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, the Leonard Bernstein Award of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival and the Beethoven-Ring.
She was named Instrumentalist of the Year 2015 by Musical America, was nominated Artist of the Year 2017 by Gramophone, and in 2018 received an honorary doctorate from the Sibelius Academy (University of the Arts, Helsinki). She lives in Munich and plays a 1739 Joseph Guarneri “del Gesu”, generously loaned to her by a private collector.

He is one of the most important ambassadors of the cello in the 21st century, performing worldwide with the greatest conductors and instrumentalists. In 2022, he created the Fondation Gautier Capuçon, dedicated to supporting talented young musicians.
The winner of numerous awards, he is renowned for the depth and intensity of his interpretations, his dazzling virtuosity and his rich, resonant sound.
He has recently performed with the Vienna Philharmonic (Christian Thielemann), the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Andris Nelsons), the Philadelphia Orchestra (Stéphane Denève) and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (Christoph Koncz), as well as touring with the Filarmonica della Scala in Milan (Chailly), the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (Altinoglu) and the Rotterdam Philharmonic with Lahav Shani. He has also toured Europe with Evgeny Kissin, culminating in a performance at Carnegie Hall, and undertook a separate tour with Rudolf Buchbinder, Renaud Capuçon and Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, as well as performing in concerts with Alexandre Kantorow and the Hagen Quartett. His chamber music partners include Nicholas Angelich, Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Frank Braley, Jérôme Ducros, Daniil Trifonov, Yuja Wang, Renaud Capuçon, Augustin Hadelich, Leonidas Kavakos, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Katia and Marielle Labèque, Menahem Pressler and the Artemis, Ébène, Hagen and Modigliani quartets.
In the 2025/26 season, he will tour with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko, starting with the Europakonzert from the Esterházy Palace in Eisenstadt. As artist-in-residence with the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden for this season, he will perform under the baton of Finnegan Downie Dear, Andrés Orozco-Estrada and Daniele Gatti, including the New Year's Concert and a European tour.
Always eager to explore and expand the cello repertoire, he performs both great classics and new works each season. Current projects include music by Lera Auerbach, Karol Beffa, Esteban Benzecry, Nicola Campogrande, Qigang Chen, Bryce Dessner, Richard Dubugnon, Henri Dutilleux, Jérôme Ducros, Danny Elfman, Thierry Escaich, Joe Hisaishi, Philippe Manoury, Bruno Mantovani, Andrew Norman, Krzysztof Penderecki, Max Richter, Wolfgang Rihm and Jörg Widmann.
An exclusive artist with Erato (Warner Music), he boasts a rich discography that has earned him numerous awards. Following Intuition, his album Émotions (featuring works by Debussy, Schubert, Elgar and others), released in 2020, achieved Gold Disc status in France. His next album, Sensations (2022), was the first classical music album to reach number one in the French charts across all genres, followed by Destination Paris (2023). His latest release (autumn 2024) features concertos by Elgar and Walton with Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra.

 

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