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In a season that has already delivered impressive moments, the Kansas City Symphony’s reading of Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet” on Friday may well be the highlight. With the leadership of guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto, the musicians had fire in their bellies, playing with concerted aggression that overawed the audience. A subdued crowd left Helzberg Hall, still a bit taken aback by not only the power displayed in the performance but the breathless sustain and decay of the end, indicating Juliet’s death."

"I was in Helzberg Hall the Friday after Thanksgiving in 2011 when the Kansas City Symphony gave a stunning account of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10.

At the time, I was unfamiliar with the guest conductor, Carlos Miguel Prieto, but I remember hoping he would return.

Luckily for me and everyone else who was blown away by that memorable concert, Prieto will soon conduct the Kansas City Symphony featuring music by Silvestre Revueltas, Joaquin Rodrigo and Sergei Prokofiev."