Patrice Fontanarosa
# Patrice Fontanarosa

Patrice Fontanarosa (born 4 September 1942 in Paris) is a French classical violinist and actor.

## Early life

Fontanarosa is the elder son of the painters Lucien Fontanarosa (1912-1975) and Annette Faive-Fontanarosa (1911-1988).

## Education

In 1959, Fontanarosa earned a music diploma with first prize in violin from Conservatoire de Paris.

## Career

* Solo violin of I Virtuosi di Roma
* 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

Fontanarosa formed the famous Fontanarosa Trio with his sister Frédérique Fontanarosa, pianist, and their brother Renaud Fontanarosa, cellist.

## 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 [fr] by Claude Grinberg [fr]

## Personal life

Fontanarosa is married to harpist Marielle Nordmann.

