Edgar Moreau (born 3 April 1994) is a French classical cellist.
Biography
Moreau was born in Paris on 3 April 1994.[1][2] He began studying the cello at age four with Carlos Beyris as well as the piano, the instrument for which he obtained his First Prize at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Boulogne-Billancourt [fr] in 2010. After following the teaching of Xavier Gagnepain, he continued his studies at the Conservatoire de Paris in the class of Philippe Muller in cello and Claire Désert for chamber music.
At the age of 15, he won the Young Soloist Prize at the Concours de violoncelle Rostropovitch and at 17, the second prize of the International Tchaikovsky Competition.[3] In 2013 he signed an exclusive contract with Erato, and his first recording, a recital of pieces for cello and piano with Pierre-Yves Hodique, was published in 2014. Révélation soliste instrumental de l'année at the Victoires de la musique classique 2013, he was Soliste instrumental de l'année at the 2015 edition.[4] From 2015 to 2018, Edgar Moreau was an artist of the "Junge Wilde" concerts at the Konzerthaus Dortmund [de].[5]
Le Roi qui n'aimait pas la musique by Karol Beffa, with Renaud Capuçon (violin), Paul Meyer (clarinet) and Karol Beffa (piano), CD-book Gallimard jeunesse, 2017
A Family Affair (music by Dvořák and Korngold) with sibings Raphäelle and David (violins), and Jérémie (piano), 2020
^May, Thomas (7 January 2022). "Edgar Moreau's Remarkable 'Transmission' Sums up the Values That Have Sustained the Young French Cellist". Strings Magazine. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
External links
Biographie lauréat de la Fondation d’entreprise Groupe Banque Populaire Edgar Moreau, violoncelliste
Website of the Adami Révélations classiques 2012
Article in Ouest-France Edgar Moreau, le "Petit Prince" du violoncelle
Biographie d'Edgar Moreau on Festival de musique de Menton
Edgar MOREAU, violoncelle - Victoires de la Musique Classique - Danse des Elfes on YouTube