This past Thursday, Prieto worked with French piano star Jean-Yves Thibaudet in a program that included Saint-Saen’s “Egyptian” concerto. Writing for Chicago Classical Review, critic Gerald Fisher said that Prieto has “this music in his genes and showed the ability to draw idiomatic performances out of the stylistically flexible CSO.” Prieto’s podium skills also came through in a pair of Latin American works, including Alberto Ginastera’s “Panambi.” In his review, Fisher said, “it would be a service as well as a delight for the CSO and Prieto to record it complete. Certainly one would never hear a better performance of this gorgeous music.”

Como expresar con palabras lo que nos otorgo la musica de la Orquesta Sinfonica de Chicago la noche del pasado jueves? Ginastera, Saint-Saens y Revueltas fueron invocados por la orquesta, bajo la direccion de Carlos Miguel Prieto, ese Poseidon de la direccion musical que hizo desbordar el espacio en olas de armonía a traves de la majestuosidad de sus movimientos.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra patrons were treated Thursday night to first-class performances of indigenously inspired scores by three masters of orchestral writing. The concert at Symphony Center showcased the leadership of
Mexican-born Carlos Miguel Prieto, who has much of this music in his genes andshowed the ability to draw idiomatic performances out of the stylisticallyflexible CSO.