Pianist *Jonathan Bass* appears frequently throughout the United States as soloist and chamber musician. He has appeared as a soloist with many orchestras, including the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall and the North Carolina Symphony at the Appalachian Summer Festival. He gave his New York debut at Weill Hall as First Prize winner of the 1993 Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition, and has given recitals in Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, Miami and many other U.S. cities, as well as in Mallorca, Moscow, Tel Aviv and Warsaw. His two solo recordings have received high acclaim. Collaborative highlights included guest appearances with the Boston Symphony Chamber Players at Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood and Jordan Hall in Boston, and recitals with violinist Joseph Silverstein. He has performed extensively as the pianist of the Walden Chamber Players, founded in 1997. Playing orchestral keyboard for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, he has performed at Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood, and on two European tours. His other awards include First Prize in the American Pianists Association Competition, and First Prize in the American National Chopin Competition. Jonathan Bass is a graduate of the Juilliard School and he holds a Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University. He was Piano Chair of the Boston University School of Music from 2006 to 2008. A faculty member at the Boston Conservatory since 1993, he was appointed Chair of the Piano Department in 2008.