Violinist and Conductor William Fitzpatrick is a graduate of the Juilliard School, where he studied with Ms Dorothy Delay and was an assistant to both Robert Mann and Claus Adam of the Juilliard String Quartet. Prior to his studies at the Juilliard School he was the student of Stephen Clapp at the Blair School of Music in Nashville Tennessee.


From Founder and First violinist of the New York String Quartet, to Director of Chamber Music at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France; he has taught and helped develop many of today's leading chamber music performers and ensembles through his work at the Aspen Music Festival, Le Conservatoire Maurice Ravel, “le Conservatoire Americain de Fontainebleau”, the Violin Camp (in France and England), the University of California Irvine and the Juilliard School in New York.

He has performed with artists such as Gaby Casadesus, Elliot Fisk, Claude Franck, Itzhak Perlman, Emmanuel Ax, Ron Leonard, Patrice Fontanarosa, Karl Leister, Noel Lee, Guy Deplus, Yoko Matsuda, John Graham, Yair Kless, the French actor Richard Bohringer (in the stage production “Coetse”) etc...

He has performed in venues such as the Aspen Music festival, the “Cathedrale de Notre Dame de Paris (where he was invited to perform in a recital with the reknown organ of the Cathedrale)”, Salle Gaveau, Salle Pleyel, Kioi Hall, Kyoto Concert Hall, Tsuda Hall, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall ...

Mr. Fitzpatrick’s musical experiences throughout Europe, Japan and the United States, have led him to positions such as Conductor of the Nashville Chamber and Symphony Orchestras to Founder and Conductor of “L’Ensemble des Deux Mondes” in France and collaborations with orchestras such as l’Orchestre Symphonique Francaise and as soloist with The American Symphony Orchestra in New York.


William’s premiere performance of Albert Glinsky’s “Rhapsody “ for Violin solo and Orchestra which was choreographed by Leslie-Jane Pessemier in a work called “Flights” for the Joffrey II ballet company which toured the work (it was was filmed for cable TV as well) in more than 100 performances all across the U.S., and Hong Kong. He has recorded for Jubal, CRI, Sine Qua Non and Delos record labels and has as well taped for the BBC, FR2, and other cable and network stations throughout the US.

Regularly invited to give Master Classes throughout the US and France. Bill is the Founder and CEO of MusiShare Inc., whose Center in Irvine provides music students, teachers and enthusiasts with online and onsite environments for learning, sharing and promoting ideas which enhance their musical capabilities through its MS Young Artist Program. MusiShare is a member of ASCAP, Chamber Music America and NAMM.