Public Violin Masterclasses led by Renaud Capuçon
© Simon Fowler
Full
- Prices
- 0€-16€
- Dates
- Saturday 29 November 2025
Sunday 30 November 2025 - Place
- Auditorium
France’s most celebrated violinist, Renaud Capuçon, needs no introduction, having been an international soloist for nearly thirty years and working as the director of several major festivals and a professor at Lausanne’s Haute Ecole de Musique.
This Masterclass will be broadcast live on FLV Play, and deferred on Radio Classique and medici.tv. Replays will be available on all these platforms.
He believes firmly in teaching up-and-coming musicians and wanted to offer a public masterclass for young virtuosos nearing the end of their higher education. In each session, two violinists will receive technique and performance guidance from the maestro over the course of a weekend.
Saturday 29th November:
- 11:00 am–12:00 pm: Camille Valla Pesendorfer
- 12:00 pm–1:00 pm: Antonia Fuglsang
Sunday 30th November:
- 3:00 pm–4:00 pm: Jenny Hyeonjeong Lee
- 4:00 pm–5:00 pm: Juan-José Pena Aguirre
Programme
Camille Valla Pesendorfer:
Paganini, Concerto No. 1, Op. 6
Pablo de Sarasate, Bohemian Airs, Op. 20 No. 1
J.S. Bach, Sonata No. 3 for solo violin, BWV 1005
Antonia Fuglsang:
Edvard Grieg, Sonata No. 3, Op. 45
Max Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 26
Jenny Hyeonjeong Lee:
Camille Saint-Saëns, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata No. 8, Op. 30 No. 3
Juan-José Pena Aguirre:
Ernest Chausson, Poème for violin and orchestra, Op. 25
Johannes Brahms, Sonata No. 3, Op. 108
Renaud Capuçon
Born in Chambéry in 1976, Renaud Capuçon studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with Gérard Poulet and Veda Reynolds, and later with Thomas Brandis in Berlin and Isaac Stern. Invited by Claudio Abbado in 1998 as Konzertmeister of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, he continued his musical education with Pierre Boulez, Seiji Ozawa, Daniel Barenboim and Franz Welser-Möst. In 2000 he was nominated “Rising Star” and “New Talent of the Year” (French Victoires de la Musique), in 2005 he was titled “Soliste instrumental de l’Année” (also by the French Victoires de la Musique), and in 2006 he was awarded the “Prix Georges Enesco” (Sacem).
Mr Capuçon works with the world’s greatest conductors, such as David Robertson, Matthias Pintscher, Gustavo Dudamel, Lionel Bringuier, Wolfgang Sawallish, Christoph Eschenbach, Paavo Jarvi, Daniele Gatti, Myung-Whun Chung, Semyon Bychkov, Yannick Nezet-Séguin, Kurt Masur, Daniel Harding, Jukka Pekka Saraste, Vladimir Yurowsky, Charles Dutoit, Bernard Haitink, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Andris Nelsons, Jonathan Nott, Antonio Papano and Stéphane Denève.
He regularly performs with world-renowned orchestras, such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestra della Scala di Milano, Orchestra of La Svizzera Italiana, the Wiener Symphoniker, Czech Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Camerata Salzburg, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, New York Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Dresden Staatskapelle, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Tonhalle Zurich, Oslo Philharmonic, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Berlin Staatskapelle, Santa Cecilia, RAI Turin, Seoul Philharmonic and NHK Symphony.
Mr Capuçon gave the world premiere of Pascal Dusapin’s Violin Concerto with the WDR Cologne, as well as a five-concert Brahms/Fauré chamber music cycle. at the Musikverein in Vienna.
A committed chamber musician, he collaborates with Martha Argerich, Nicholas Angelich, Kit Armstrong, Khatia Buniatishvili, Frank Braley, Guillaume Bellom, Yefim Bronfman, Hélène Grimaud, Khatia and Marielle Labèque, Maria João Pires, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Gérard Caussé, Yuri Bashmet, Myung-Whun Chung, Yo Yo Ma, Mischa Maisky, Truls Mork, Michael Pletnev and his brother Gautier, all in the most renowned festivals, such as Aix-en-Provence, Saint-Denis, La Roque d’Anthéron, Menton, Colmar, Hollywood Bowl, Tanglewood, Gstaad, Lucerne, Lugano, Verbier, Salzburg, Rheingau, Bucharest Festival Enescu, Amsterdam and Granada.
His discography with Erato is vast in scope: Haydn/Mendelssohn Trios and the Triple Concerto by Beethoven with Martha Argerich, Berlioz/Saint-Saëns/Milhaud/Ravel with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie/Daniel Harding, L’Arbre des Songes/Dutilleux with the Philharmonique de Radio France/M.-W. Chung, Mendelssohn/Schumann with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra/Daniel Harding, Mozart with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Louis Langrée and Antoine Tamestit, chamber music by Schubert, Ravel, Saint-Saëns, as well as Brahms sonatas, trios and quartets with Nicholas Angelich, his brother Gautier and Gérard Caussé, the concertos by Beethoven/Korngold with the Rotterdam Philharmonic and Yannick Nézet-Seguin, the complete Beethoven sonatas with Frank Braley and the complete works of Fauré with Messrs Angelich, Capuçon, Dalberto, Caussé and the Quatuor Ebène. After the Brahms and Berg concertos with the Vienna Philharmonic and Daniel Harding, Saint-Saëns with the Philharmonique de Radio France and Lionel Bringuier, as well as L’Histoire de Babar – Poulenc/Debussy/Ridout with Laurence Ferrari and Jérôme Ducros. His first “greatest hits” compilation, Violon Roi, was released: a three-CD boxed set retracing his career and a recital with Khatia Buniatishvili (Frank – Grieg – Dvorak), a disc featuring Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Sarasate’s Airs Bohémiens, another disc with contemporary Rihm/Dusapin/Montovani concertos nominated for the best recording at the 2017 Victoires de le Musique and a disc of Debussy sonatas and trios released in October 2017, J.S. Bach’s sonatas for violin and piano with David Fray (2019) and Beethoven’s Ghost and Archduke trios with Gautier Capuçon and Frank Braley (February 2020), Camille Saint-Saëns’ piano trios and sonatas for violin and piano, with Edgar Moreau and Bertrand Chamayou, Edward Elgar’s Violin Concerto and Sonata for Violin and Piano, with the London Symphony Orchestra, Sir[T1] Simon Rattle and Stephen Hough, an Arvo Pärt disc with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (September 2021), a recital “Un Violon à Paris” with Guillaume Bellom, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and two concertos from Chevalier de Saint-George, with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Cinema II “Les Choses de la Vie” (2024).
With Deutsche Grammophon, Renaud Capuçon released a Beethoven/Schumann/Franck recital, recorded with Martha Argerich at the Festival de Pâques in Aix-en-Provence (2022), the complete Mozart piano and violin sonatas with Kit Armstrong (2023) and the complete Mozart violin concertos with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra (2023).
Recent releases: with Warner Classics, the Barber and Sibelius concertos with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Daniel Harding (2025); on Deutsche Grammophon, a Richard Strauss box set featuring the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, and Petr Popelka (2025).
In June 2011, he was appointed by the French government to the rank of Chevalier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite, then Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in March 2016, Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres in Decembre 2021and Officier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite in Decembre 2023. He is the founder and artistic director of the Festival de Pâques in Aix-en-Provence and the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad Festival, as well as a violin professor at the Haute Ecole de Musique in Lausanne. In 2022, Mr Capuçon was named as Artistic Director of the Évian La Grange au Lac Festival. He has also been a UNESCO Artist for Peace since September 2020.
Since September 2021, Mr Capuçon has been Music Director of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.
In March 2020, Mr Capuçon released his first book, Mouvement Perpétuel, published by Flammarion.
Renaud Capuçon plays the Guarneri del Gesù “Panette” (1737) violin, which once belonged to Isaac Stern.
Camille Valla Pesendorfer
Born in 2011, Camille Valla Pesendorfer is a young French violinist, pianist, and composer. He was admitted to the Yehudi Menuhin School in 2022 at the age of 11 and joined the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP) in 2025, at 13, in the Department of Composition and Conducting. He also pursues piano studies at the Conservatoire (CRR) de Paris.
A versatile and passionate musician, Camille has recently distinguished himself in several international competitions including the 3rd Prize at Concours Colonne 2025 (Paris, France, violin), 2nd Prize at Golden Soloists 2025 (Florence, Italy, violin), and Finalist at Dvarionas International Competition 2024 (Kaunas, Lithuania, piano).
Gifted with a rare musical maturity, Camille combines instrumental excellence with a growing interest in composition and conducting. He has studied with José Alvarez, Sebastian Müller, Florin Szigeti (violin), Isabelle Toledano, Corinne Kloska, Igor Lazko, Yves Henry (piano), Rémi Guillard, Cyril Lehn, Thibault Perrine (composition).
Antonia Fuglsang
Née en 2006 au Danemark, d’origine dano-japonaise, Antonia Fuglsang joue du violon depuis ses cinq ans. Elle intègre l’Académie royale danoise de musique d’Aarhus à 16 ans et prépare actuellement un master à la Haute École de Musique de Lausanne (HEMU), auprès de Renaud Capuçon et François Sochard.
Lauréate au Danish String Competition 2022, Antonia donne son premier concert en soliste à 12 ans et a depuis été sollicitée en tant que violon solo par des orchestres au Danemark et au Japon, parmi lesquels les orchestres symphoniques d’Odense et d’Aarhus. Elle a également joué à l’Église danoise de Paris ainsi qu’au festival L’envol musical de Poissy, mais aussi ailleurs en France, en Allemagne, en Suisse, en Autriche, au Royaume-Uni, en Hongrie, au Japon et aux États-Unis.
En tant que musicienne de chambre, Antonia a collaboré avec des artistes de renom à l’instar de Philip Setzer, membre fondateur du Quatuor Emerson, qui l’a personnellement invitée au Manchester Music Festival, ce qui lui a valu de nombreux éloges.
Juan-José Peña
Described by the Los Angeles Times as an "outstanding Violinist" and recognised from an early age for his rare musical maturity, has developed as a multifaceted musician, winning competitions as a soloist, chamber Musician, and composer.
He is currently completing the final year of his Bachelor's degree at the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne (Switzerland) under Professor Svetlana Makarova. For the past three years, he has been mentored by Maestro Eduard Wulfson and simultaneously pursues a piano performance certificate with Jorge Viladoms.
As a soloist, he has appeared with renowned orchestras including the Sinfonietta de Lausanne, Shumen Philharmonic, Concepción Symphony Orchestra, South Czech Philharmonic, Camerata du Grand Genève, Menuhin Academy Soloists, and the Friuli Venezia Giulia Symphony Orchestra, among others. He has been featured at major international festivals such as the Gstaad New Year Music Festival, Tonebase Violin Festival, and Norway's Klasisk i Sentrum, and has also performed chamber music and world premieres at festivals including Niederlenzer Musiktage, among others.
His artistic development has been shaped through masterclasses with leading violinists such as Pinchas Zukerman, Silvia Marcovici, Renaud Capuçon, James Ehnes, and Timothy Chooi. Most recently, he was selected by competitive admission to the prestigious Kronberg Academy's Violin and Viola Masterclasses, where he worked with Vadim Gluzman. He performs on a 1690 Giovanni Battista Rogeri violin by the Maggini Foundation.
Jenny Hyeonjeong Lee
At the age of thirteen in 2024, Jenny Hyeonjeong Lee became the youngest-ever Second Prize winner at the prestigious George Enescu International Violin Competition in Romania, also receiving the Award for the Best Interpretation of the Enescu Work and the Audience Prize.
She previously won First Prize at the Leonid Kogan International Violin Competition and the Grand Prix at the Berlin Rising Stars Grand Prix International Music Competition as the youngest laureate in both events. She has been invited to perform at the Tongyeong International Music Festival, Seoul International Music Festival, Ecco International Music Festival, Sion Festival in Switzerland, and the Kronberg Academy in Germany. Lee has collaborated with renowned musicians and conductors such as Renaud Capuçon and Christoph Poppen, performing Bach's Double Violin Concerto with Capuçon and appearing as a soloist with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.