Leslie Frey Anderegg

First Violin

joined The Phoenix Symphony in 2005

Leslie Frey Anderegg began playing violin at the age of 3 in her hometown of Clinton, South Carolina. Leslie received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Violin Performance from Indiana University and the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with Henryk Kowalski and Stephen Rose. She has performed on the NPR show "From the Top" and was a featured soloist with the National Repertory Orchestra. Before joining the Phoenix Symphony violin section in 2005, Leslie was a member of many regional orchestras including the Greenville Symphony, Evansville Philharmonic, Akron Symphony and Canton Symphony. Leslie was acting Assistant Principal 2nd Violin of the Phoenix Symphony from 2009 to 2021 and is currently a tenured member of the 1st violin section. Leslie was featured as a guest soloist with the Chandler Symphony in 2024 and is an active performer around the valley with Candlelight Concerts as well as a frequent performer on the Downtown Chamber Series. During the summer months, Leslie has performed with the American Institute of Musical Studies Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria, the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra in Boulder, and the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra in Switzerland. Currently, Leslie spends summers in Chautauqua, NY where she is a member of the 1st violin section of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. Leslie and her husband Peter have two children, Athena and Luca.