Yaron Ross, D.Mus

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.

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