Edgar Moreau

Born in 1994, Edgar Moreau is a Prizewinner at the 2009 Rostropovich competition and 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition. He is now one of the most acclaimed cellists of his generation.

Edgar regularly collaborates with conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel, Myung-Whun Chung, Marin Alsop, Manfred Honeck, Lahav Shani, Aziz Shokhakimov, Pablo Heras-Casado, Vasily Petrenko, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Michael Sanderling, Nathalie Stutzmann, and performs with world-renowned orchestras, such as New York Philharmonic, Wiener Symphoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonique de Radio France, Luzern Sinfonie, Brussels Philharmonic, Tokyo Metropolitan.

Being particularly passionate about chamber music, he collaborates with artists such as Martha Argerich, Yo-Yo Ma, Renaud Capuçon, Khatia Buniatishvili, and David Kadouch among others.

An exclusive Erato-Warner artist, his discography includes “Play” with pianist Pierre-Yves Hodique, “Giovincello”, with Il Pomo d'Oro, a duo recital with David Kadouch, Gulda and Offenbach concertos, a family album featuring Korngold and Dvorak, Transmission, celebrating Jewish heritage and musical tradition with Luzern Sinfonie and Michael Sanderling, Dutilleux and Weinberg cello concertos, with Andris Poga and WDR Köln Sinfonie (Warner Classics, September 2023).

Latest release : Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations, with LuzernSinfonie and Michael Sanderling, along with a slavic recital with David Kadouch (Chopin, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Dvorak).

Edgar Moreau plays on a David Tecchler cello from 1711. His bow was made by Dominique Peccate.

In September 2023, Edgar has been appointed Cello Professor at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur.