Michael Pastreich

American performing arts executive (born 1966)
  • Peter Pastreich
  • Marie Louis Rouff

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.

References

  1. ^ "Washington Ballet names new top executive". Washington Post. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  2. ^ "Washington Ballet Lands New Executive Director (Transitions)". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  3. ^ a b "Florida Orchestra president Michael Pastreich steps down after 11 years | TBO.com, The Tampa Tribune and The Tampa Times". Tbo.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  4. ^ "New Leadership Arrives: The Florida Orchestra". Tampa Bay Magazine. Nov–Dec 2007. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  5. ^ "MA 30 Profiles in Courage: Michael Pastreich". Musical America. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  6. ^ "Florida Orchestra Mission and History, The Florida Orchestra". The Florida Orchestra. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  7. ^ "CHICAGOANS OF THE YEAR". The Chicago Tribune. 2005-12-25. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  8. ^ "Michael Pastreich: Master of orchestral maneuvers". The Chicago Tribune. 2005-12-25. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  9. ^ "Awards History of the Illinois Council of Orchestras" (PDF). Illinois Council of Orchestras. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

External links

  • SPx Podcast 8-7-18 with Michael Pastreich