The conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto is renowned for his dynamic, expressive interpretations.
He is music director of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, where he has led the cultural renewal of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. In 2007, he was appointed music director of the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico (OSN), and of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria in 2008. As a guest conductor, Prieto has led many of the world’s leading orchestras in the US and Europe.
A highly influential cultural leader, Prieto has conducted over 100 world premieres of works by Mexican and American composers and is renowned for championing and commissioning the music of Latin American composers.
In November 2016, he led the OSN on a critically acclaimed nine-concert tour of Germany and Austria, performing the works of Mexican and Latin American composers in halls such as the Wiener Musikverein.