Since moving to the Boston area in 2007, pianist Valerie Ross has been active as a performer and teaching artist, appearing as a soloist and collaborator throughout the region. She has performed in venues in the US and Europe, including appearances in Pickman Hall, Brown Hall, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Ms. Ross is passionate about bringing art music outside the concert hall and enjoys giving interactive performances and workshops.  Her love for new music took her to Europe in the summer of 2012, where she premiered several new chamber works and commissioned a piece for solo piano. She is currently on the faculty at the Brookline Music School and runs Music con brio Piano studio out of her home.

Ms. Ross earned an MM in piano performance, with distinction from the Longy School of Music, where she studied with Randall Hodgkinson, and a BM in Music Education at the University of the Pacific. Past teachers include Frank Wiens and Sonia Leong. Master classes with Jon Nakamatsu, Leslie Howard, and Peter Frankl.  Ms. Ross is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, MMTA, and NEPTA and currently resides in Medford, MA. In addition to her musical activities, Ms. Ross enjoys yoga, running, hiking, and reading classic and contemporary fiction.