Edgar Moreau
Prizewinner at the 2009 Rostropovich competition, 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition and winner of the 2014 Young Concert Artist Award, Edgar Moreau, born in 1994, began playing the cello at the age of four. At the age of 11 he made his debut with the Teatro Regio Orchestra in Torino, playing Dvořák’s cello concerto.
Edgar regularly performs in prestigious halls and with renowned conductors and orchestras around the world. Being particularly passionate about chamber music, he collaborates with artists such as Martha Argerich, Yo-Yo Ma, Renaud Capuçon, Khatia Buniatishvili, Daniil Trifonov, Nicholas Angelich, Andras Schiff, Emmanuel Pahud, Sergei Babayan, Lisa Batiashvili, Julian Rachlin, Alexey Volodin, Bertrand Chamayou and David Kadouch among others, as well as his siblings Raphaëlle, David, and Jérémie.
Upcoming projects for the 2024/25 season include concerts with the Wiener Symphoniker, Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, George Enescu Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Jerusalem Symphony, Orquesta de Valencia, Athens State Orchestra, as well as the orchestras of Lyon, Bordeaux, Metz, and Montpellier with Nathalie Stutzmann, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Julian Rachlin, Joseph Swensen, and Pascal Rophé.
An exclusive artist with Erato, Edgar Moreau released his debut album Play in 2014 with pianist Pierre-Yves Hodique, followed by Giovincello with Il Pomo d’Oro and Riccardo Minasi (ECHO Klassik Award, 2016). His latest album, Rococo (Warner Classics, November 2024), features Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and Michael Sanderling, as well as Chopin’s Cello Sonata and works for cello and piano with pianist David Kadouch.
Edgar was awarded at the Victoires de la Musique Classique (“French GRAMMYS”) in 2013 and 2015. He was named an ECHO Rising Star in 2017. Edgar is a laureate of the Fondation Banque Populaire, received the Young Soloist Award from French Public Radio Stations 2013, Safran Corporate Foundation and is Adami Révélation Classique 2012. He has been a Cello Professor at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur since fall 2023. Edgar Moreau plays on a David Tecchler cello from 1711. His bow was made by Dominique Peccate.
Photo courtesy of Warner Classics.
