Born in 1994 in Paris, Edgar Moreau studied with Philippe Muller at the Paris Conservatoire and continued his studies with Frans Helmerson at the Kronberg Academy. At the age of seventeen he received Second Prize and Prize for the Best Performance of the Commissioned Work at the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition. He was also named New Talent of the Year 2013 and Instrumental Soloist of the Year 2015 at the Victoires de la Musique Classique.

Edgar Moreau made his orchestral debut at the age of eleven with the Orchestra del Teatro Regio in Turin. Since then he has performed with many leading ensembles including the Mariinsky Orchestra, the Orchestre National de France and the Brussels Philharmonic. He is also a committed chamber musician and has worked with the Modigliani and Ebène quartets, Martha Argerich, Nicholas Angelich, Khatia Buniatishvili, etc. His debut recording, Play, was released in 2014 by Warner Classics, followed by Giovincello (ECHO Classik 2016), baroque concertos with Il Pomo d’Oro and Riccardo Minasi. To be released, a duo recital with David Kadouch around Franck, Poulenc and Strohl. Edgar Moreau plays a David Tecchler cello, dated 1711.

Language spoken: French

Photo credit: Julien Mignot / Erato