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 studied 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. In 2014 he received a Master’s degree from the Juilliard School’s Historical Performance Program, and prior to specializing in historical performance he received a Bachelor’s degree in modern flute performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music.
From 2023 through 2024 David is performing in NYC with the Helicon Foundation, the Sebastians, New York Baroque Inc, Early Music New York, Four Nations Ensemble, TENET, ARTEK, Holy Trinity Bach Vespers, Saint Peter’s Bach Collegium Orchestra and Soloists, and Bach at St. Bartholomew’s. Outside of NYC, David is performing with the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Washington Bach Consort, Lyra Baroque Orchestra, Mercury Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonie Austin, and the Portland (Oregon) Baroque Orchestra.