Gautier Capuçon’s 2025 Warner Classics record, Gaïa, is an album of contemporary music inspired by and dedicated to our planet Earth.

This unique album features 16 original works commissioned specifically for the project from composers representing diverse cultures and musical worlds. Each piece has its own distinct voice, resulting in a rich blend of styles that highlights the classical cello across genres ranging from world music and film scores to R&B, electronic music, and jazz.

The cello itself—and one of its most renowned performers—serves as the common thread linking these eclectic elements. As each composer responds to the question, “What does the Earth represent to you?”, the album explores humanity’s relationship with the environment, calls attention to the urgency of environmental preservation, and urges immediate action in the face of climate change.

Gautier has chosen to celebrate its release and to showcase it through an exceptional music video filmed in the heart of the Mont Blanc massif in Chamonix. Europe’s highest peak, rising to 4,806 meters, and its surrounding range form one of the planet’s most extraordinary natural treasures—where the effects of climate change are felt with painful intensity every day.