MATTHEW ROSS

Matthew Ross was appointed second flute of the National Symphony Orchestra in 2023 by Gianandrea Noseda. Prior to joining the NSO, he held the same position with the Albany Symphony (NY) since 2019, and was acting principal during most of his tenure. He concurrently completed his fellowship at The Orchestra Now (TŌN) at Bard College, earning him a second masters degree in 2020. He has also appeared with the Baltimore Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, and Dayton Philharmonic, was principal flute at the Bard Music Festival, and was a fellow at the National Music Festival.

As a soloist, Ross has earned prizes in young artist competitions across the country, including Philadelphia Flute Society, New York Flute Club, Raleigh Area Flute Association, Mid-South Flute Society, Houston Flute Club, Texas Flute Society, and South Carolina Flute Society. In 2012, he was named a Yamaha Young Performing Artist. In recent years, he has gone on to judge many of these same competitions.

Ross grew up on Long Island, NY, and began playing flute at age fifteen. He attended the Juilliard School’s Pre-College Division, then completed his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He has studied flute with Randy Bowman, Marisela Sager, Dr. Bradley Garner, and Lauren Ausubel, and piccolo with Joan Voorhees and Heather Verbeck.