Patrice Fontanarosa
Patrice Fontanarosa (born 4 September 1942 in Paris) is a French classical violinist.
Patrice Fontanarosa
- Born
- 1942 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- violinist · musician
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Honours
- Officer of the National Order of Merit
- Languages
- French
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Patrice Fontanarosa (born 4 September 1942 in Paris) is a French classical violinist.
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Patrice Fontanarosa (born 1942) is a musician and violinist, of French nationality. The musician was born in Paris.
Patrice Fontanarosa was educated at Conservatoire de Paris. The musician worked for Conservatoire de Paris.
Languages used include French. Honours include Officer of the National Order of Merit.
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Early life
Early life
Patrice Fontanarosa studied at Conservatoire de Paris. Nemanja Radulović is recorded as having studied under Patrice Fontanarosa. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with Conservatoire de Paris. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the National Order of Merit.
Fontanarosa is the elder son of the painters Lucien Fontanarosa (1912-1975) and Annette Faive-Fontanarosa (1911-1988).
Education
Education
In 1959, Fontanarosa earned a music diploma with first prize in violin from Conservatoire de Paris.
Career
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.
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• Cinema • 1971: Jo by Jean Girault as the violinist • Television • 1975: Les Compagnons d'Eleusis by Claude Grinberg
Personal life
Personal life
Fontanarosa is married to harpist Marielle Nordmann.
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Patrice Fontanarosa is recorded with the occupation classical violinist. Recorded as violinist and musician.
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1942
Patrice Fontanarosa was born on 4 September 1942.
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• 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
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