Born in 1994, Edgar Moreau is a Prizewinner at the 2009 Rostropovich competition, 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition and winner of the 2014 Young Concert Artist Award. He took up his studies with Philippe Muller at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and continued at the Kronberg Academy under the guidance of Frans Helmerson. At the age of 11, he made his debut with the Teatro Regio Orchestra in Torino, playing Dvořák’s cello concerto.

Edgar regularly performs in the most prestigious halls, including New York Carnegie Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Vienna Musikverein and Konzerthaus, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Los Angeles Hollywood Ball, Paris Philharmonie... He is frequently invited in major festivals, such as Verbier, Salzburg, Gstaad, Montreux and Hamburg.

He collaborates with internationally acclaimed conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel, Valery Gergiev, Francois-Xavier Roth, Myung-Whun Chung, Tugan Sokhiev, Marin Alsop, Manfred Honeck, Lahav Shani, Pablo-Heras Casado, Andris Poga, Susanna Mälkki, Joseph Swensen, Vasily Petrenko, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, among others.

Edgar performs with world-renowned orchestras, such as London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Roma Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Swedish Radio Symphony, Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic.

Being particularly passionate about chamber music, he collaborates with artists such as Martha Argerich, Yo-Yo Ma, Renaud Capuçon, Khatia Buniatishvili, Daniil Trifonov, Nicholas Angelich, Andras Schiff and Bertrand Chamayou among others, as well as his sister Raphaëlle and brothers David and Jérémie.

An Erato exclusive artist, Edgar released his debut album “Play” in 2014. Latest release (Warner Classics, November 2024) : A Rococo album, featuring Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations with Luzern Sinfonie and Michael Sanderling, as well as Chopin's cello sonata and works for cello and piano, with pianist David Kadouch.

Edgar was awarded two Victoires de la Musique Classique ("French Grammy") in 2013 and 2015. He was named ECHO Rising Star in 2017. Edgar is a laureate of the Fondation Banque Populaire, Young Soloist Award from French Public Radio Stations 2013, Safran Corporate Foundation and is Adami Révélation Classique 2012.

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

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