Christine Ott
Christine Ott (born 10 August 1963) is a French pianist, vocalist, ondist, and composer. She was a member of Yann Tiersen's band for eight years and played in classical orchestras for ten. She has collaborated with Tindersticks, Syd Matters, and Jean-Philippe Goude.
Christine Ott

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- Name
- Christine Ott
- Born
- 10 August 1963
- Birthplace
- Strasbourg, France
- Occupation
- * Musician
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- crossover · jazz
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris · Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Strasbourg
- Languages
- French
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Christine Ott (born 10 August 1963) is a French pianist, vocalist, ondist, and composer. She was a member of Yann Tiersen's band for eight years and played in classical orchestras for ten. She has collaborated with Tindersticks, Syd Matters, and Jean-Philippe Goude.
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Christine Ott (born 1963) is a composer, music educator and musician, among other activities, of French nationality. The composer was born in Strasbourg.
Christine Ott was educated at Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Strasbourg and Conservatoire de Paris. The composer worked for Conservatoire de Paris.
The work spans crossover and jazz. Languages used include French.
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Biography
Biography
Ott has released four solo albums: Solitude Nomade in 2009, Only Silence Remains in 2016, Chimères (pour Ondes Martenot) in 2020 and Time to Die in 2021. She also composed the soundtrack for F. Murnau's Tabu in 2016. She has created several live soundtracks shows, including for Lotte Reiniger's movies and Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North. Ott formed the duo Snowdrops with Mathieu Gabry in 2015. Together, they composed the original score for Manta Ray, by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng, and in 2020, they released the album Volutes, on Injazero Records. The Guardian selected the release among its ten best contemporary discs of 2020, writing, "what's remarkable is how radically different Christine Ott manages to make the ondes sound on each track: from a primeval, guttural sound on the 13-minute Odysseus to a chirruping boy soprano on Ultraviolet."
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Key facts
• Background — person • Name — Christine Ott • Landscape — yes • Born — 10 August 1963 • Birthplace — Strasbourg, France • Genre — * Classical crossover • avant-garde • experimental • free improvisation • art music • contemporary classical • Occupation — * Musician • composer • Instruments — * Ondes Martenot • piano • keyboards • vocals • Years Active — 1995–present • Label — * Gizeh Records • Nahal Recordings • Current Member Of — Snowdrops • Website — christineott.fr
Solo
Solo
• Solitude Nomade (2009) • Only Silence Remains (2016) • Tabu (2016) • Nanook of the North with Torsten Böttcher (2019) • Chimères (pour Ondes Martenot) (2020) • Time to Die (2021) • Éclats (Piano Works) (2023) • The Lotus Path with Manuel Hermia (EP, 2024)
Snowdrops
Snowdrops
• Volutes (2020) • Inner Fires (2021) • Missing Island (2022) • Singing Stones (Volume 1) (2024)
As guest or session musician
As guest or session musician
• Electric Dream Fantasy by Roger Tessier (1994) • Tout sera comme avant by Dominique A (2004) • Contre le centre by Mobiil (2004) • Le point de coté by Dominique Petitgand (2005) • Plays the Residents by Narcophony (2005) • Fragile by Têtes Raides (2005) • Aux solitudes by Jean-Philippe Goude (2008) • Ghost Days by Syd Matters (2008) • A l'attaque by Loïc Lantoine (2008) • Ersatz by Julien Doré (2008) • The dark age of love by This Immortal Coil (2009) • 613 by Chapelier Fou (2011) • Tels Alain Bashung, Aucun express (Noir Désir) (2011) • Everything was story by Raphelson (2011) • Ghost Surfer by Cascadeur (2013) • Unworks & Rarities by Oiseaux-Tempête (2016) • Earth by Foudre! (side-project of Mondkopf, Saåad & Frédéric D. Oberland) (2017) • Chopin Residue by Mariusz Szypura (2025) with Yann Tiersen • L'Absente (2001) • Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2001) • C'était ici (2002) • Les retrouvailles (2005) • On Tour (2006) • Tabarly / Pierre Marcel (2008)
Personal works
Personal works
• La fin du silence by Roland Edzard (2011) • Minute Bodies by Stuart Staples, Thomas Belhom, and Christine Ott (2016) • Manta Ray by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng, with Snowdrops (2018)
Collaborations
Collaborations
• Swing / Tony Gatlif (2011) • 35 rhums / Claire Denis by Tindersticks (2008) • Les Salauds by Tindersticks (2010) • Claire Denis Film Scores by Tindersticks (2011) • Ou va la nuit / Martin Provost by Hughes Tabar-Noval (2011)
Ciné-concerts and performances
Ciné-concerts and performances
• Tabu (2012) • Nanook of the North (2013) • 24h of a Woman's Life with Michel Druez (2013) • Stories & Légends by Lotte Reiniger; "Lotte, mon amour" (2014) • Iranian Tales (with Snowdrops) (2016) • Aran (with Snowdrops) (2025)
Classical music
Classical music
• "Les trois petites liturgies de la présence divine" (1995) • "Les Adieux" by Marcel Landowski (1997) • "Il Mantello", opéra by Luciano Chailly (1998) • "Ecuatorial" by Edgard Varèse (1999) • "Les Innatendus III" (Ed Mickaël, Nocturne; André Jolivet, Suite Delphique; Arthur Honegger, Symphonie n°2 pour orchestre à cordes) (2013)
Videography
Videography
• Live with Radiohead (2005) • On Tour, Yann Tiersen (2006) • Carte blanche to Christine Ott, Neuilly Theater (2010)
Identity
Identity
Christine Ott is recorded with the occupation film score composer. Recorded with the occupation music educator. Recorded with the occupation jazz musician. Recorded with the occupation pianist. Recorded with the occupation ondist. Classed in the genre crossover. Classed in the genre jazz. Recorded as pianist, composer, music educator, ondist and singer.
Life and career
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1963
Christine Ott was born on 10 August 1963.
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- “Christine Ott”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Alsace: Christine Ott, maîtresse des ondes Martenot – L'Alsace. Federation-Martenot.fr.
- 2."Making the Ondes Martnot Speak" , on de London philharmonia website, music by Christine Ott
- 3.Kaill, Gary. 'Ott's compositions are shadowy and minimal, the melodies subtly sketched, and arrangements given space and light. It makes for a set that rewards repeated listens'. the skinny. 13 May 2016.
- 4.Ingalls, Chris. Christine Ott Brings the Ondes Martenot to New Heights with the Mesmerizing 'Chimères'. Popmatters. 27 May 2020.
- 5.Chuter, Jack. 'Christine Ott's score for F. W. Murnau and Robert Flaherty's 1931 silent film Tabu instigates a particularly profound atmospheric overhaul'. ATTN:magazine. 15 December 2016.
- 6.Batlle, Diego. Climatic, minimalist, intoxicating, hypnotic and at times surrealistic in its circular structure, Manta Ray has an unusually seductive capacity for a first film (the musical contribution of the French duo composed of Christine Ott and Mathieu Gabry is also precious). Otros Cines. 9 September 2018.
- 7.Lewis, John. The 10 best contemporary music albums of 2020. The Guardian. 24 December 2020.
- 8.Roger Tessier – Hexade. 20 June 2021.
- 9.Foudre! - Video clip excerpt from EARTH soundtrack, live at St Merri Church, Paris, Video by As Human Pattern. vimeo.com.
- 10.Mariusz Szypura – Chopin Residue. furtherdot.com. 4 November 2025.
- 11.Kuipers, Richard. Manta Ray is especially well served by the subtle soundscapes created by French duo Christine Ott and Mathieu Gabry'. Variety. 7 September 2018.
- 12.The Cinematic Snowdrops of Christine Ott and Mathieu Gabry. thetonearm.com. 26 November 2025.
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