Yaron Ross - Concordia University

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yaron.ross@concordia.ca

Biography

For over 4 decades, Yaron Ross has been deeply committed to musical education. He holds a Doctoral degree in Performance. He taught at the University of Montreal (1994-2001)and at Concordia University in Montreal (1980-present).
Yaron Ross welcomes working with classical piano students of various goals and levels.
In his teaching, Yaron Ross promotes above all the joy of music making.
Students are encouraged to concentrate on the styles and composers with whom they have a strong affinity.
Students learn the difference between reading notes and reading Music, they are shown the difference between mechanical repetition and effective practice that yield solid and durable progress, and they are introduced to the fundamentals of piano technique, musicianship, and interpretation.

Yaron Ross is the recipient of an award for teaching excellence from Concordia
University (1993) and an award for Research Excellence from the University of Montreal (1994).
Yaron Ross recorded the complete cycle of Mozart's Piano Sonatas (2008-2016).
This studio recording followed two live performances of the complete cycle given in1985 and 2006. Some of those performances were recorded for radio broadcast. The Mozart 7-CD set is available on all major web platforms. Videos of 4 Mozart Sonatas are also available on Yaron Ross's You Tube Channel.

In 2023-2024, Yaron Ross completed a video-audio recording of Mendelssohn's 48 Songs Without words

Visit You Tube > Yaron Ross (Channel) for all live and studio videos
In September 2012, Yaron Ross was invited to give a recital on Vladimir Horowitz's personal Steinway concert grand piano, and organize the event celebrating the visit of this historical instrument in Montreal. See above link for You Tube video of the event.

Other large projects which were recorded live for broadcast by the English and French networks of the CBC include participation in a collective recording of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier organized by the CBC in memory of Glenn Gould (1992), the complete Mendelssohn Songs Without Words(1994), the complete Inventions and French Suites by Bach (1996-97) and the Chopin Preludes (1990). Mr. Ross was invited by CBC radio to provide the commentary during the Montreal International Piano Competition and to review the Sony collection of Glenn Gould's video recordings. Mr. Ross has given solo performances at Carnegie Recital Hall in New York, The National Arts Centre in Ottawa and Place des Arts in Montreal and has collaborated and recorded as a chamber musician with such artists as violist Rivka Golani and the Saint Lawrence String Quartet. He has also performed and recorded for radio with the McGill Chamber Orchestra.

Born in Israel, Yaron Ross studied at the Tel-Aviv University Music Academy with the legendary pianist Mindru Katz.
In 1975 and 1976 Yaron Ross won first prizes in the Tel-Aviv Academy Master Competition in chamber music and solo performance respectively.Before leaving his native country he appeared numerous times in recital and as a soloist with several orchestras. He recorded for Israeli, European and Canadian broadcasting organizations.

Artistic performances

Recordings - Radio, Studio, Live, Video

Bach           French Suite No.1           SRC - Live 1998
                        French Suite No.3          SRC - Studio 1986
                  French Suite No.4           SRC -Live 1996
                    French Suite No.5           CBC - Live 1989
                    French Suite No.6         CBC - Live 1987
                    English Suite No.6 CBC - Live 1982
CBC - Live 2002
Live Video 2018
                  Toccata in F Sharp Minor IBC - Studio 1978

Concerto in D Minor          CBC - Studio 1980
with McGill Chamber Orchestra ⁄ Brott

                         Italian Concerto CBC - Live 1984

Complete Two and Three Part Inventions
SRC - Live 1996

Schubert   Sonata D 568 CBC - Live 1987
                  Sonata D 845 CBC - Live 1989
                  Sonata D 575 CBC - Live 1990
                  Sonata D 958 SRC - Live 1993
                  Wanderer Fantasy          SRC - Studio 1978
CBC - Live 2002
                  Impromptu Op.90 No.4 SRC - Studio 1978
                  4 Impromptus Op.142 CBC - Live 1984
                  Arpeggione Sonata          CBC - Live 1992
                  with Rivka Golani, Viola

Beethoven Sonata Op.312 No.1 IBC - Studio 1977
CBC - Live 1982
CBC - Live 2002
                  Sonata Op.101 SRC - Studio 1981
                  Sonata Op.28 SRC studio 1983
CBC - Live 1987
                  Sonata Op.2 No.3 CBC - Live 1984
                  Sonata Op.22 SRC - Live 1993
                  Variations WoO 70          SRC - Studio 1981
                  Fur Elise SRC - Studio 1981
                  Bagatelle WoO 52          CBC - Live 1989
                        Bagatelles Op.33          CBC - Live 1989
                  Andante Favori SRC - Live 1991

Mendelssohn Songs Without Words Book 5,6
SRC - Live 1991

Songs Without Words Book 1,2,3,4,7,8
CBC - Live 1994

Songs Without Words Studio 2023
Books 1,2,4 audio ⁄ video
Book 3, audio

                     Songs Without Words Studio 2024
Books 5,6,7 audio ⁄ video
Book 8, audio

Ravel          Ma Mère l'Oye IBC - Studio 1978
                                                                  CBC - Live 1989
                                                                  CBC - Live 2002
                                                                  Video - Live 2012
                  Pavane CBC - Live 1984

Fauré          Barcarolle Op.26 SRC - Live 1993
                         Impromptu Op.25          SRC - Live 1993

Debussy Preludes No.5 and 9, Bool 2 IBC - Studio 1977
                  Pour le Piano                          CBC - Studio 1980

Franck          Sonata for Violin and Piano IBC - Studio 1975
                  with Eliyahu Shulmann, Violin

Mozart          Variations K.398 IBC - Studio 1977
Variations K.264 SWF - Studio 1978

Concerto K.449 CBC - Studio 1981
with mcGill Chamber orchestra ⁄ Brott

Rondo K.511 CBC - Live 1987
Live Video 2018

                  The Complete Mozart Piano Sonatas - Studio
                          CD 1             - 2008
                          CD 2 , 3 - 2011
                  CD 4 , 5          - 2014
                  CD 6 , 7          - 2016

                  Sonata K.310     Video - Studio             2016
                  Sonata K.311          Video - Studio          2014
                  Sonata K.332          Video - Live          2018
                  Sonata K.333          Video - Live          2012

Bartok          Improvisations Op.20             SWF - Studio 1978
Brahms          Handel variations Op.24 SRC - Live 1998
Brott          Suite CBC - Studio 1982
Chopin          24 preludes Op.28 CBC - Live 1990
Dvorak          Piano Quartet Op.87 CBC - Live 1992
                  with Saint Laurence String Quartet
Granados 12 Spanish Dances CBC - Live 1991
Haydn          Sonata Hob KVI:46 IBC - Studio 1978
Liszt          Transcendental Etude No.10 CBC - Studio 1980
Moussorgski Pictures in Exhibition CBC - Live 1991
Prokoffief Sonata No.2 SRC - Live 1991
Reinecke Sonata Op.42, Viola and piano CBC - Live 1992
                  with Rivka Golani, Viola
Schumann Viennese Carnival Op.26 CBC - Live 1982
Video - Live 2018
                  Sonata No.1                          SRC - Live 1998
                  Sonata No.3                  SRC - Live 1988
Video - Live 2012
Shostakovitch Sonata Op.147, Viola and Piano CBC - Live 1992
                  with Rivka Golani, Viola

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