Michael Pastreich (born July 14, 1966) is an American performing arts executive.
[3] In 2014, the magazine Musical American presented him in their series Profiles in Courage.
[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.