Achille Rivarde (31 October 1865 – 31 March 1940) was an American-born British violinist and teacher, who worked mainly in Europe and London.

[6] The New York Times critic said he "combines artistic sensibility with a lovely, fluent, polished execution", and also noted a resemblance to Pablo de Sarasate, both in his playing and his physical appearance.

Apart from occasional appearances as a soloist in London and abroad (he shared the stage with Pablo Casals at a 1913 concert[8]), he remained a teacher at the RCM till 1936 and was held in great esteem.

[4][7] Eugene Goossens wrote a piece for violin and piano called Old Chinese Folk Song 'To Achille Rivarde, Esq.'

[15] In 1922 Rivarde published The Violin and Its Technique As a Means to the Interpretation of Music, a small manual of his own method[1][16] in which he advocated elasticity of movement in every bar.