Augustin Viard (born 1984) is a French musician who plays the ondes Martenot, an electronic instrument developed in the 1920s.[1][2]
His work includes performances with international symphonic orchestras, chamber music ensembles and solo concerts.[2][3][4] His contributions as a player and composer are regularly aired on Radio France programmes,[5][6][7] and his recordings include collaborations with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Rob Simonsen, Evgueni Galperine[8] and the soundtrack of several award-nominated movies such as Loveless,[5] Earwig, Blonde or Black Flies.
Augustin Viard is listed as one of the rare contemporary ondists[9][10] and owns a collection of authentic instruments made by Maurice Martenot.[11]