Alexander Treger, noted violinist, gifted educator and accomplished conductor, joins CYAS as Guest Director in 2025. Russian-born Treger studied with renowned violinist David Oistrakh at the prestigious Moscow Conservatory. Treger often refers to these six extraordinary years as the most influential in his development as a musician. After a few years with the Moscow Radio Orchestra led by Gennady Rojdesvenski and with the Israel Chamber Orchestra, where he held the post of Concertmaster/Soloist, Mr. Treger moved to the United States and joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1974. He became Assistant Concertmaster in 1978, and was appointed Concertmaster in 1985, a position he held for 25 years. Mr. Treger won high praise for his numerous solo performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and at the Hollywood Bowl, under the direction of Zubin Mehta, Carlo Maria Giulini, Simon Rattle, Pierre Boulez, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Valery Gergiev, Yuri Temirkanov, and Esa-Pekka Salonen. He has also appeared as a soloist with other major U.S. orchestras, including the San Francisco, Denver, Dallas, and Houston Symphonies. An avid chamber performer, he has collaborated in concerts with Radu Lupu, Yefim Bronfman, André Previn, Bernard Greenhouse, and Emanuel Ax.
Recognized for his inspiring work with promising young musicians, he held the position of violin professor at UCLA from 1977 to 1997, and he has given master classes around the world. He is currently Professor of Violin Performance at Pepperdine University. He was Music Director of the American Youth Symphony. Under his leadership, the American Youth Symphony performed at Carnegie Hall and Walt Disney Disney Concert Hall, and received the hands-on support of world class musicians, including Yefim Branfman, Sarah Chang, Midori, Johannes Moser, Alan Silvestri, and John Williams. He developed the orchestra into a first-class training ground for young musicians of the 21st century. He is currently Music Director/Conductor at Crossroads School where he has developed a youth chamber orchestra of the highest caliber.
