"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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August 27-31, 2025

8:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm

Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería

GALA DE CLAUSURA

MOZART, Concierto para piano núm.27

BEETHOVEN, Sinfonía núm. 9, Coral

Carlos Miguel Prieto, director artístico

Francesco Piemontesi, piano

Karen Gardeazabal, soprano

Guadalupe Paz, mezzosoprano

Travon D. Walker, tenor

Harold Wilson, bajo

Coro de la Sinfónica de Minería

Samuel Pascoe, director coral

Sala Nezahualcoyotl
Mexico City
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September 4, 2025

8:00 pm

Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería

GALA SAVE THE CHILDREN

LALO, Sinfonía Española*
MÁRQUEZ, Danzón núm. 2
ORTIZ, Antrópolis
MONCAYO, Huapango

Carlos Miguel Prieto, director artístico
Francisco Fullana, violín*

Sala Nezahualcoyotl
Mexico City
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September 19-20, 2025

8:00 pm

North Carolina Symphony

Dvorák: New World Symphony

Barber: Overture to The School for Scandal

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

Meymandi Concert Hall
Raleigh, USA
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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