Nadia Ratsimandresy

Born in Paris, Nadia Ratsimandresy discovered (at the age of 9) her fascination with music and the Ondes Martenot in the class of Françoise Pellié in Evry, France. After graduating from the Conservatoire National Supérieur De Musique Et De Danse De Paris (CNSMDP) in 2002, she is dedicated to chamber music and the performing arts. She developed, simultaneously with her work as a chamber musician, an original solo répertoire for her instrument and electronic processing in real-time. Mimetic (aka Jérôme Soudan), Sarah Wéry, Matt Collins, and Zeena Parkins dedicated some of their pieces to her. She composes for the theatre and for dance, and many instrumental works with or without electronic systems complete her catalog, which reflects its incarnated energy. As an improviser, Nadia has shared the stage with Cécile Thévenot, Okkyung Lee, Maria Chavez, Paul Pignon, and Annabelle Playe. Nadia is currently Professor of Onde at the Regional Conservatoire of Boulogne-Billancourt.