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Paul Fitzgibbon is an Irish violist, born in 2001, noted for his solo performances.

Career
Fitzgibbon started out as a violinist (beginning studies on the violin and later switching to the viola) at the age of eight. When 14, Fitzgibbon entered the Junior Department of the CIT Cork School of Music and Drama in Cork studying with Simon Aspell. During his studies in Cork, Fitzgibbon was a prize winner in the International Shining Stars Competition in 2018 where he later performed in Carnegie Hall with the New York Concerti Sinfonietta where he performed his own arrangement of the Elgar Cello Concerto on viola. At the age of 17 Fitzgibbon was made an associate of the Royal Schools of Music (ARSM).

Fitzgibbon has a prominent career as a viola soloist. He has made appearances at international music festivals such as Philadelphia International Music Festival.