"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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October 17-18, 2025

8:00 pm

North Carolina Symphony

Copland Symphony No. 3

Chávez: Sinfonia India

Copland: Clarinet Concerto

Copland: Symphony No. 3

North Carolina Symphony

Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor

Samuel Almaguer, clarinet

Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh
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October 26, 2025

3:00 pm

Colburn School of Music

Passion and Poetry: An Afternoon of Musical Storytelling

RAVEL Alborada del gracioso

DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto in A Major

SCHOENBERG Pelleas und Melisande

Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor

Mert Yalniz, Conductor, Salonen Conducting Fellow

Zi Yang Low, Violin

The Soraya
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November 13, 2025

7:30 pm

North Carolina Symphony

Beethoven “Eroica” Symphony

Jennifer Higdon: Suite from Cold Mountain

R. Schumann: Cello Concerto

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Eroica

Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill
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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