Violist William Frampton has been praised by critics for his “impressive”  performances (The New York Times) and “a glowing amber tone” (The Boston  Globe). Since his New York recital debut in 2009 at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital  Hall, William has enjoyed a career of performances around the world as a chamber musician, soloist, orchestral player, and teacher. Recent highlights include over  100 performances with a string quartet led by Midori Goto in tours of Asia and North America, numerous appearances as principal viola with the American  Symphony Orchestra, appearances as guest artist with the Johannes Quartet,  and world premieres of chamber music by J. Mark Stambaugh and a concerto by Peter Homans. He can be heard frequently in the Broadway orchestras of  Hamilton, Wicked, and The Lion King, and on film scores including The Joker, The  Greatest Showman, West Side Story, and many others. 

William is Artistic Director of Music at Bunker Hill, a chamber music series in Southern New Jersey he co-founded in 2008 that brings five professional chamber music performances to Gloucester County, New Jersey every year.  The community built as a result of Music Bunker Hill has brought regular collaborations with schools, libraries, orchestras, and civic organizations,  contributing to the cultural life of Southern New Jersey. William has performed at festivals including Bard Summerscape, Bravo! Vail, Verbier, and IMS Prussia  Cove, as soloist with conductors Joseph Silverstein and David Hoose, and as an orchestral player with New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, and  Philadelphia Orchestra. He holds degrees from New England Conservatory and the Juilliard School, and studied with Kim Kashkashian, Samuel Rhodes,  Choong-Jin Chang, and Byrnina Socolofsky. William teaches viola and chamber music at The College of New Jersey and Queens College, CUNY.