Michael Pastreich

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Michael Pastreich
Born (1966-07-14) July 14, 1966 (age 57)
Alma mater Washington University in St. Louis (B.A.)
Occupationperforming arts executive
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Michael Pastreich is an American performing arts executive. He became the executive director of the Washington Ballet in May 2019. [1] [2] He has been the longest serving president & CEO of The Florida Orchestra, [3] and served for 11 years from the 40th anniversary of the orchestra in 2007 [4] till 2018. During his tenure paid attendance to performances increased by 49 percent, while national attendance to orchestra performances went down. [3] In 2014, the magazine Musical American presented him in their series Profiles in Courage. [5] Major projects to engage the community are cited by the orchestra as being drivers in the orchestra's popularity. [6]

Previously he was the executive director of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra in Illinois from 1996 till 2007. In 2005, the Chicago Tribune named him a "Chicagoan of the Year" [7] and credited him with helping to transform "a struggling community ensemble into one of the Midwest's most artistically and financially secure regional orchestras." [8] In 2006, the Illinois Council of Orchestras named him Executive Director of the Year. [9]

He is the son of performing arts executive Peter Pastreich.

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