Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Saint-Saëns
"Violinist Renaud Capuçon gave a ravishing account of Camille Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 1 linked with the composer's Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. Capucon's dark sound glowed warmly and the bravura passages were all the more effective for his unwillingness to preen. The audience took to him like catnip, and he answered the repeated curtain calls with an encore, Gluck's Dance of the Blessed Spirits."
Detroit Free Press , 27 October 2007
Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Stéphane Denève / Prokofiev
"The most riveting moment of the evening came with the appearance of Renaud Capuçon in Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No 1. This was a dazzlingly physical display in which the petit Capuçon literally arched his back at times like a recoiled spring, its backlash unleashing power that awoke every morsel of dynamism in the music, not least the searing intensity of Prokofiev's endless melodies and the sheer vivacity and virtuosity of the finale.
For an encore, Capuçon confirmed the astonishing sustaining power he has as a player, holding us rapt in his spell as he delivered a piece of unaccompanied Gluck with the same captivating magic."
The Scotsman, 13 October 2007
Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Louis Langrée / Mozart
"Mozart's violin concertos are harder to play than they sound; the challenge lies in making them sound effortless without rendering them facile. Capuçon, with his sweet-toned but deceptively powerful playing negotiated this balance successfully. His playing was brilliant in the bravura passages without sounding like showmanship, while the slow movements, particularly of the G major Third Concerto, were spun out with unerring lyricism. "
The Guardian, 25 September 2007
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal / Kent Nagano
"The soloist was violinist Renaud Capuçon, whose professional history, despite his young age of 31, is already impressive. It is not surprising then that he has been hailed as one of the best violinists of his generation. His distinctive path and musical approach provided the perfect fit for Maestro Nagano. He lives the music, and never loses concentration, allowing the audience to appreciate the accuracy of each note, the emotion he brings to each piece with his Guarneri del Gesù, made in 1737, that was given to him by the BSI. You had to be there to believe it."
Canoë, Canada, 11 August 2007
Lugano Festival / Lalo Symphonie espagnole
"Renaud Capuçon delivered Edouard Lalo's Symphonie espagnole with warmth and conviction. His pace was perfect, and the audience was seduced by the colours he brought to his performance."
Le Figaro, 10 June 2007
Orchestre National de France / Kurt Masur / Tchaikovski
"Without a doubt, Renaud Capuçon is one of the greatest. He has already proven this with impressive recordings of Schumann and Mendelssohn's concertos. … Here, he demonstrates that he has reached musical maturity. The sound is handsome, and he brings a confidently magnificient purity to the higher notes. The clarity of his fingers and bow concur to the galloping pace, in a vertiginous mastery so fast that it sometimes sounds as if the orchestra is running after him. This is a beautiful and generous performance which deserves the best concert halls in the world and maybe even a recording."
Altamusica, June 2005