Augustin Viard

Augustin Viard (born 1984) is a French musician who plays the ondes Martenot, an electronic instrument developed in the 1920s.

His work includes performances with international symphonic orchestras, chamber music ensembles and solo concerts. His contributions as a player and composer are regularly aired on Radio France programmes, and his recordings include collaborations with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Rob Simonsen, Evgueni Galperine and the soundtrack of several award-nominated movies such as Loveless, Earwig, Blonde or Black Flies.

Augustin Viard is listed as one of the rare contemporary ondists and owns a collection of authentic instruments made by Maurice Martenot.

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