"Band together with people that love the same things you do, regardless of whether it's the normal. Stick with people who know you like you know yourself."

Australian violist William Clark is one of the most in-demand violists in the country, performing regularly at festivals throughout Australia and overseas. His love of chamber music has led him around the globe, performing in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Austria, Hong Kong, and the UK, as well as every major music festival in Australia.

Clark has more than a decade's experience as a freelance player, during which time he performed in guest principal and tutti roles with the Tasmanian and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras, Orchestra Victoria, and the Australian Chamber  Orchestra. Following a year as an emerging artist with the ACO in 2012, he was made a core member of the ACO Inspire quartet. In 2023, he joined the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra full-time.

An advocate for new music, William has premiered many Australian works by composers including Don Kay, Melody Eötvös, Matt Laing and  Larry Sitsky.

Following full-scholarship study at the University of Melbourne and  the Australian National Academy of Music, he  went on to study in a range of locations overseas, receiving  masterclasses from Lawrence Power, Ning Feng, and William Coleman. During this time he also undertook extensive string quartet study with members of the Takács, Belcea, Alban Berg, Juilliard, Hagen,  Doric, and Artemis String Quartets.

When not playing the viola, William can be found either running marathons, or forcing his colleagues to look at photos of his dogs.