Chris Gross is an active performer in the New York contemporary classical scene, having premiered works by Pierre Boulez, John Zorn as well as Milton Babbitt's work for solo cello More Melismata. Following his performance of Brian Ferneyhough's Time and Motion Study II for cello and electronics, the New York Times wrote that "...for 20 minutes this skinny young cellist...seemed like a musical master of universe...." He is a founding member of the Talea Ensemble, whose recording of works by Fausto Romitelli received recognition as one of the Top 10 Classical Albums of 2012 by TimeOut NY, and has appeared as guest with various ensembles including I.C.E., Cygnus, Flux Quartet, and at venues including Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Disney Hall, and Bargemusic. Also active as an educator, he is on faculty at Lehigh University and is a Teaching Artist with the New York Philharmonic. He has participated in numerous residencies at universities across the country, and given lectures on contemporary string performance at Harvard University and Brooklyn College. He is currently a C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at Juilliard, completing his dissertation on the cello works of Charles Wuorinen.