French cellist Edgar Moreau, the "Petit Prince" of Cello, will make his HK début and open Hong Kong Sinfonietta's new season with Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No 1 under the baton of Music Director Yip Wing-sie. "The Petit Prince of Cello" “Great moment of emotion…A cello revelation!” Ouest France "Timbre is full, phrases are sculpted for intensity." Bachtrack 1994 Born in Paris 2003 Orchestral début with the Teatro Regio Orchestra, Turin 2011 Académie Maurice Ravel Prize 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition: Second Prize and Prize for the Best Performance of the Commissioned Work 2013 Victories de la Musique Classique: “Révélation Soliste Instrumental de l’Année”, Festival appearances: Verbier, Radio France Motpellier, La Roque d’Anthéron, La Folle Journée, Saint-Denis, Colmar and Easter Festival in Warsaw.