Maxime Echardour
Maxime Echardour studied percussion, zarb and piano at the CNR de Rueil-Malmaison, CNSMD de Lyon and subsequently at the Amsterdam Conservatoire. In 2003, he joined L’Instant Donné, the Paris-based ensemble dedicated to the interpretation of contemporary chamber music. Working without a conductor, L’Instant Donné is formed of nine musicians (flute, oboe, clarinet, harp, piano, percussion, violin, viola and cello) and regularly appears at festivals such as Festival d’Automne (Paris), ManiFeste (Paris), Wittener Tage, Manchester International Festival, Musikprotokoll (Graz), Musica Strasbourg, and is Ensemble-in-Residence at Théâtre Garonne (Toulouse).
Maxime is a permanent member of Ensemble Khaps, which is dedicated to traditional music and formed of musicians from Africa, Japan and Europe. For ten years he also had a percussion trio, Trio de Bubar, which devoted itself to improvised works. Trio de Bubar appeared at Biennale Musiques en Scène (Lyon), Festival Novelum (Toulouse), as well as in Georgia,Croatia, Italie, Brazil. Maxime has also performed as a guest artist with KammerKonzert Holland, Opéra de Lyon, Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain, Ensemble Hostel Dieu, and Ensemble intercontemporain.
