BACKSTAGE PASS with Carlos Miguel Prieto
North Carolina Symphony Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto takes us inside his programming of the 2025/26 season.
Episodes
In this episode, discover the stories behind the music of one of this season’s most eclectic and emotional programs—featuring Beethoven’s epic “Eroica” Symphony, Schumann’s lyrical Cello Concerto performed by guest cellist Paul Watkins, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon’s Suite from Cold Mountain.
In this episode, Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto reflects on the enduring artistic bond between Aaron Copland and Carlos Chávez. Featuring Copland’s Clarinet Concerto and his monumental Symphony No. 3, alongside Chávez’s Sinfonía india, the conversation explores artistic friendship and the power of musical storytelling.
Principal Clarinet Samuel Almaguer joins Carlos to reflect on the concerto’s technical demands and emotional d...
In this episode of BACKSTAGE PASS with Carlos Miguel Prieto, Carlos shares his love for Beethoven and focuses on his middle period—a time of bold ideas, emotional clarity, and music that helped usher in the Romantic era.
In So Much Genius: Beethoven’s Middle Years, Carlos explores the beauty of Fidelio Overture, Symphony No. 4, and the Violin Concerto in D which is being performed by guest violinist Paul Huang.
In episode 2 of BACKSTAGE PASS, Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto shares exclusive insights into this week’s’ program of works by Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, and Antonín Dvořák.Prieto is joined by Principal Clarinet Samuel Almaguer as they explore Copland’s Clarinet Concerto—a work that blends jazz rhythms and sweeping Americana into a singular musical voice. Almaguer shares his personal connection to this Copland masterwork, w...
Introducing the North Carolina Symphony’s new podcast—BACKSTAGE PASS with Carlos Miguel Prieto.
In this premiere episode, Music DirectorCarlos Miguel Prieto shares exclusive insights on this weekend’s 2025/26 classical season opener with your North Carolina Symphony. Hear Carlos’ thoughts on Dvořàk’s “New World” Symphony, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 4,and Barber’s Overture to The School for Scandal.
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