Gaspar Claus is a French cellist and composer relentlessly exploring deeply moving sonic territories. The son of flamenco guitarist Pedro Soler, he grew up in a world where music flowed freely between genres and generations. Following a highly stimulating path since the early 2010s, he trained in classical cello from an early age, and quickly broke away from convention to turn the instrument into a tool for exploration, escape, and dialogue. Claus has also composed original scores for several films and documentaries (Makala, Le Fil, Un Monde Violent,  The Recipe) which have taken him more than once to the Cannes Film Festival. He is also the founder of the label Les Disques du Festival Permanent, a haven for unruly music and collective invention. 

His debut solo album, Tancade (InFiné, 2021), acclaimed by critics and warmly received by audiences, established him as a singular voice, blending soundscapes, sensitive avant-garde, and raw emotion. He has collaborated with artists such as Casper Clausen (Efterklang) Rone, Malik Djoudi, Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner (The National), Barbara Carlotti, Keiji Haino, and Serge Teyssot-Gay (Noir Désir) Matt Elliott (Third Eye Foundation) — to name just a few. 

Five years after Tancade and several years rich in collaborations, cellist and composer Gaspar Claus releases his new album CELLS. Conceived in a custom-built studio alongside producer Basile3, CELLS is an album shaped by friction and breath, moving between intimate memory, desire, and vital energy. Driven by a fertile tension between the cello and its digital transformation, the record underlines a shifting sonic landscape where organic fervor meets electronic metamorphosis. The artist will go on tour to present his new live creation accompanying the album.