ESFIR ROSS, was born and grew up in the former Soviet Republic of Moldavia. She has been playing the piano since the age of 6 and graduated from Kishinev Conservatory with a Masters degree in Piano Performance. In 1977 she emigrated to Israel, then to Greece, and finally, in 1980, to the USA, where she currently lives in Oakland, California. She studied at a local college and became a registered dental assistant. In the USA she studied with Karl U. Schnabel in his master-classes for sixteen years. She has performed as a soloist and accompanist in the Bay Area, Ohio and Israel. In 2007 she was a semifinalist in the Fort Worth and Washington D.C. competitions and finalist in Colorado Springs. She has received special prizes for her programming and interpretations of baroque and romantic pieces.