Join Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto as he shares his insights into the 2026/27 Classical Season concerts in a series of engaging podcasts, joined by North Carolina Symphony soloists and guest conductors. Backstage Pass offers a personal glimpse into the music and the artistry that brings each concert to life.
BACKSTAGE PASS with Carlos Miguel Prieto is available on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, iHeart, and Amazon podcasts.
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BACKSTAGE PASS with Carlos Miguel Prieto
North Carolina Symphony Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto takes us inside his programming of the 2026/27 season.
BACKSTAGE PASS
15:39
16:32
18:20
Released October 5, 2026
Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto shares insights and connections behind our program of American music including Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue and two favorites by Bernstein.
Evening concerts also include Harmonielehre by John Adams—click here to learn more about that piece in a special extra episode.
The music discussed in this podcast will be performed by the North Carolina Symphony, with Clayton Stephenson as soloist, October 16 -17 in Raleigh’s Meymandi Concert Hall.
Released October 14, 2026
EXTRA! Learn why Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto calls John Adams “a living legend, just as important for the history of music in the U.S. as Gershwin and Bernstein.”
The music discussed in this podcast will be performed by the North Carolina Symphony, with Clayton Stephenson as soloist for Rhapsody in Blue, October 16 -17 in Raleigh’s Meymandi Concert Hall.
Released September 28, 2026
Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto is joined by Concertmaster Justin Bruns, who will perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, to share insights about the music. The program also features Haydn’s Symphony No. 49, known as “La Passione,” and Schumann Symphony No. 2.
The music discussed in this podcast will be performed by the North Carolina Symphony, with Justin Bruns as soloist, in Chapel Hill on October 18 at Memorial Hall. Previous performances were in Wilmington on October 8 at the Wilson Center and in Raleigh on October 9/10 at Meymandi Concert Hall.
Released Mar. 14, 2026
Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto shares insights and connections behind our opening weekend program: Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Stravinsky’s dazzling Petrushka, and the centerpiece of the program—Rachmaninoff’s breathtaking Piano Concerto No. 3.
The music discussed in this podcast was performed by the North Carolina Symphony, with guest pianist Boris Giltburg, at Raleigh’s Meymandi Concert Hall on September 18-19, 2026.
Join Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto as he shares his insights into the 2026/27 Classical Season concerts in a series of engaging podcasts, joined by North Carolina Symphony soloists and guest conductors. Backstage Pass offers a personal glimpse into the music and the artistry that brings each concert to life.
BACKSTAGE PASS with Carlos Miguel Prieto is available on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, iHeart, and Amazon podcasts.
Subscribe on your favorite platform or sign up below so you never miss an episode.
BACKSTAGE PASS with Carlos Miguel Prieto
North Carolina Symphony Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto takes us inside his programming of the 2026/27 season.
BACKSTAGE PASS
15:39
16:32
18:20
Released October 5, 2026
Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto shares insights and connections behind our program of American music including Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue, two favorites by Bernstein, and music from John Adams.
The music discussed in this podcast will be performed by the North Carolina Symphony, with Clayton Stephenson as soloist, October 16 -17 in Raleigh’s Meymandi Concert Hall.
Released September 28, 2026
Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto is joined by Concertmaster Justin Bruns, who will perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, to share insights about the music. The program also features Haydn’s Symphony No. 49, known as “La Passione,” and Schumann Symphony No. 2.
The music discussed in this podcast will be performed by the North Carolina Symphony, with Justin Bruns as soloist, in Wilmington on October 8 at the Wilson Center; in Raleigh on October 9/10 at Meymandi Concert Hall, and in Chapel Hill on October 18 at Memorial Hall.
Released Mar. 14, 2026
Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto shares insights and connections behind our opening weekend program: Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Stravinsky’s dazzling Petrushka, and the centerpiece of the program—Rachmaninoff’s breathtaking Piano Concerto No. 3.
The music discussed in this podcast was performed by the North Carolina Symphony, with guest pianist Boris Giltburg, at Raleigh’s Meymandi Concert Hall on September 18-19, 2026.