VC ARTIST | Cellist Edgar Moreau, 26 — "Clearly a Talent to Watch"

26-year-old cellist Edgar Moreau is gaining praise for his raised "mature tone, lyrical polish, and romantic leanings"

A graduate of the Paris Conservatoire and the Kronberg Academy, where he studied with Philippe Muller and Frans Helmerson, Edgar is a former major prize winner at the Tchaikovsky and Rostropovich International Cello Competitions and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions.

His recent debuts include solo engagements with the National Orchestra of Santa Cecilia, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Munich Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonique de Radio France, Seattle Symphony, Filarmonica della Scala, Orchestre National de France, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, Simon Bolivar Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra, and the Montreal Symphony.

Edgar is an avid chamber musician and has collaborated with artists such as Martha Argerich, Yo-Yo Ma, Renaud Capuçon, Khatia Buniatishvili, Daniil Trifonov, Nicholas Angelich, Andras Schiff, Emmanuel Pahud, Sergey Babayan, and Lisa Batiashvili.

Edgar performs on a David Tecchler cello from 1711.

 

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VC ARTIST EDGAR MOREAU & DAVID KADOUCH | POULENC | CELLO SONATA | STAGIONE CONCERTISTICA | 2021

 

VC ARTIST EDGAR MOREAU & JÉRÉMIE MOREAU | DVORAK | ARR. EDGAR MOREAU: CHANT À LA LUNE (RUSALKA, ACT I) | 2021

 

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VC ARTIST EDGAR MOREAU & DAVID KADOUCH | PROKOFIEV | CELLO SONATA IN C MAJOR | STAGIONE CONCERTISTICA | 2021

 

 

VC ARTIST EDGAR MOREAU | HAYDN | CELLO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN C MAJOR | ENRICO ONOFRI & FILARMONICA ARTURO TOSCANINI | 2021

 

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VC ARTIST EDGAR MOREAU & DAVID KADOUCH | FRANCK | SONATA IN A MAJOR | STAGIONE CONCERTISTICA | 2021

 

VC ARTIST EDGAR MOREAU, RENAUD CAPUÇON, & BERTRAND CHAMAYOU | SAINT-SAËNS | PIANO TRIO NO. 2 | 1ST MVT | 2020

 

VC ARTIST EDGAR MOREAU, RAPHAËLLE MOREAU, DAVID MOREAU & JÉRÉMIE MOREAU | KORNGOLD | SUITE OP. 23 | 3RD MVT | 2020

 

VC ARTIST EDGAR MOREAU | HAYDN | CELLO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN C MAJOR | LIONEL BRINGUIER & ORCHESTRE NATIONAL D'ÎLE-DE-FRANCE | 2020

 

VC ARTIST EDGAR MOREAU & RAPHAËLLE MOREAU | HANDEL/HALVORSEN | PASSACAGLIA | 2020

Name: Edgar Moreau

Cello: David Tecchler

Bow: Dominique Peccatte

Strings: Larsen

Accessories: Larsen Rosin

Teacher: Frans Helmerson & Philippe Muller

Schools: Kronberg Academy & Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris

Website: www.warnerclassics.com/artist/edgar-moreau

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