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

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

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

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