Carlos Miguel Prieto is Artistic Advisor to the North Carolina Symphony and a frequent guest conductor. He most recently led concerts in Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Wilmington featuring Orff's Carmina Burana.

   Carlos Miguel Prieto is considered the leading Mexican conductor of his generation. A highly respected cultural leader, Prieto was named Musical America’s 2019 Conductor of the Year. He possesses a wide-ranging repertoire, has led more than 100 world premieres, and is a champion of American and Latin American composers.
   Prieto serves as Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra; Music Director of Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México and Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería in Mexico; and Music Director of the Orchestra of the Americas. Prieto is a graduate of Princeton University and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.