David Ross

David Ross is a freelance historical flutist based in New York City. He grew up in Minnesota playing piano, violin, and modern flute. Since 2009 his training and career have focused exclusively in historical performance ranging from one-keyed baroque flutes to many-keyed flutes and piccolos from the Classical and Romantic periods. Each season David performs a variety of orchestral parts, chamber music, and featured solos.

David was among the last generation to study baroque flute with Wilbert Hazelzet at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague, Netherlands where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Early Music in 2011. He subsequently received a Master’s degree from the Juilliard School’s Historical Performance Program in 2014 and prior to specializing in historical performance he received a Bachelor’s degree in modern flute performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

From 2022 through 2023 David will perform with the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Handel & Haydn Society, the Sebastians, TENET, Early Music New York, New York Baroque Inc, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity, Clarion Orchestra, Four Nations Ensemble, ARTEK, Washington Bach Consort, Mercury Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonie Austin, Musica Angelica, and the Portland Baroque Orchestra.