"Prieto was a dynamic presence on the podium, conducting with vigor and tremendous enthusiasm."

★★★★★ The Times, London BBC Proms, August 2023
Photo Credit: Lorena Alcaraz & Bernardo Arcos
Photo Credit: Lorena Alcaraz & Bernardo Arcos
Photo Credit: Lorena Alcaraz & Bernardo Arcos

About

Known for his charisma and expressive interpretations, Mexican conductor and Grammy-winner Carlos Miguel Prieto has established himself not just as a major figure in the orchestra world but also as an influential cultural leader, an educator, and a champion of new music. In a significant career development, he started his tenure as Music Director of the North Carolina Symphony at the beginning of the 2023– 2024 season.

“The ASO under Mr. Prieto made this movement a triumph, and a storm of applause and approving shouts burst out even before the final chord had ended. In toto, this was one of the best Schumann 'Seconds' your reviewer has heard, and ASO management would not be amiss in inviting Mr. Prieto back as guest conductor sometime soon.”

EarRelevant, Atlanta, June 2024

Upcoming Schedule

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January 16 -17-18

Thursday 7pm, Friday 11:30am, Saturday 8pm

National Symphony Orchestra

Carlos Miguel Prieto conducts Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances | Jorge Federico Osorio plays Beethoven

Gabriela Ortiz: Téenek – Invenciones de Territorio
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano*
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Kennedy Center
Washington D.C.
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January 24 - 25, 2025

8pm

North Carolina Symphony

Scheherazade

Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte
Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain...
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

Pablo Ferrández, cello

Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor

Woolner Stage at the Meymandi Concert Hall
Raleigh, NC
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January 31, 2025

12pm

North Carolina Symphony

Friday Favorites: Bach Brandenburg No. 3

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor

Woolner Stage at the Meymandi Concert Hall
Raleigh, NC
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latest recording

Estirpe

Orquesta Sinfonica De Mineria Pacho Flores Carlos Miguel Prieto Deutsche Grammophon

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Prieto’s noble interpretation and the commitment and enthusiasm of the players, who clearly love working with him, resulted in a performance of such blazing conviction that it was impossible not to be moved by it.

The Guardian, ★★★★, April 2019

[Prieto] seized victory from the jaws of defeat by taking an initially unpromising concert and shifting it into a delight.

The Washington Post, October 2018
Photo Credit: Ben Hoffman