Patrice Fontanarosa
Patrice Fontanarosa (born 4 September 1942 in Paris) is a French classical violinist, the elder son of the painters Lucien Fontanarosa (1912-1975) and Annette Faive-Fontanarosa (1911-1988). He is married to harpist Marielle Nordmann.
He formed the famous Fontanarosa Trio[1] with his sister Frédérique Fontanarosa, pianist, and their brother Renaud Fontanarosa, cellist.
Studies
- 1959: Conservatoire de Paris, first prize for violin.
Career
- Solo violin of I Virtuosi di Roma[2]
- 1976 to 1985, concertmaster of the Orchestre national de France
- Music director of the Orchestre des Pays de Savoie when it was created in 1984
- Violinist of the Fontanarosa
Teaching
- Academic at the Conservatoire de Paris
- Academic at the Schola Cantorum de Paris
International prizes and awards
- Villa Lobos in Rio de Janeiro
- Enesco in Bucarest
- Kreisler in Liège
- 1965: 6th prize of the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition in Paris
- Ginette Neveu competition in Paris
- 1967: 3rd prize of the Paganini Competition in Genoa
- 1995: Victoire de la musique; best Instrumental soloist for the CD Le Violon de l'Opéra
Actor
- Cinema
- 1971: Jo by Jean Girault as the violinist
- Television
- 1975: Les Compagnons d'Eleusis by Claude Grinberg
References
External links
- Official website
- Patrice Fontanarosa's discography on Discogs
- Patrice Fontanarosa president of the Dominique Peccatte competition jury
- Patrice Fontanarosa on France Musique
- Patrice Fontanarosa "Partita en mi" de Johann Sebastian Bach (YouTube)
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