Edgar Moreau

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Edgar Moreau (born 3 April 1994) is a French classical cellist.

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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]

On 27 November 2015, he played the sarabande of the 2nd suite by Johann Sebastian Bach during the ceremony held at Les Invalides in tribute to the victims of the November 2015 Paris attacks. [6]

Discography

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References

  1. Marie-Aude Roux (2013). "L'archet prodige d'Edgar Moreau". Lemonde.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. "Biographie". Franceinter.fr. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. "Edgar Moreau". Baroniet Rosendal. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. France Musique, « Palmarès 2015 des Victoires de la Musique Classique », 8 June 2017
  5. "03.11.2015 19.00 "Junge Wilde" – Edgar Moreau". Konzerthaus Dortmund. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  6. "Hommage national : Edgar Moreau joue Bach". YouTube. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2017.