Recent Engagements
2008
January 24. Morelia, Mexico. Mexican Academy of the Spanish Language. Suites in G major and in D major, J.S. Bach
January 25. Morelia, Mexico. Las Rosas Conservatory. Mexican Academy of the Spanish Language. Presentation of his book "Five Thousand Years of Words"
February 4. Dublín, Ireland. John Field. National Concert Hall. Presentation of his book "The Adventures of a Cello" and cello solo recital. Suite in C major, Bach; Una Giga para Carlos, John Kinsella (Ireland), Premiere in Europe; Suite, Samuel Zyman (Mexico), Premiere in Europe
February 6. Manchester, England. Presentation of his book "The Adventures of a Cello" and cello solo recital. Suite in C major, Bach; Una Giga para Carlos, John Kinsella (Ireland); Suite, Samuel Zyman (Mexico)
February 11. University of Sussex. England. Presentation of his book "The Adventures of a Cello" and cello solo recital. Suite in C major, Bach; Una Giga para Carlos, John Kinsella (Ireland); Suite, Samuel Zyman (Mexico)
February 12. Oxford University. Presentation of his book "The Adventures of a Cello" and cello solo recital. Suite in C major, Bach; Una Giga para Carlos, John Kinsella (Ireland); Suite, Samuel Zyman (Mexico)
February 13. Cambridge University. Presentation of his book "The Adventures of a Cello" and cello solo recital. Suite in C major, Bach; Una Giga para Carlos, John Kinsella (Ireland); Suite, Samuel Zyman (Mexico)
February 15. Presidential Palace, Mexico City. Receives from the President of Mexico the National Prize for the Arts, the top prize awarded by Mexico.
February 23. Barge Music, Brooklyn, New York. Recital with Doris Stevenson and Mark Peskanov. Sonata No 2., Martinu; Suite for cello solo (2007),Samuel Zyman (Mexico), US premiere; Trio for violin, cello and piano, Smetana
February 24. Barge Music, Brooklyn, New York. Recital with Doris Stevenson and Mark Peskanov. Sonata No 2., Martinu; Suite for cello solo (2007),Samuel Zyman (Mexico), US premiere; Trio for violin, cello and piano, Smetana
February 29. Cambridge, MA, Killian Hall, MIT. Presentation of the book
2007
March 8. Texas Christian University, Fort Worth. Presentation of his book "The Adventures of a Cello" and recital with John Swing, piano. Sonata, Shostakovich; Song in the Harbor, Gutierrez Heras; Son of Cimetière, Donald Grantham
March 13. Kennedy Center, Washington. The Adventures of a Cello, talk by Carlos Prieto. Recital with pianist Edison Quintana. Sonata in D minor for cello and piano op. 40, D. Shostakovic; Canción en el puerto (1994), Joaquín Gutierrez Heras (Mexico); Son of Cimetière (2006), Donald Grantham (USA), work dedicated to Carlos Prieto, Premiere in Washington; Le Grand Tango (1981), Astor Piazzolla (Argentina)
March 14. Mexico City. Receives the Order of Civil Merit awarded by the King of Spain
March 26. Mexico City, Auditorio S. Bolívar. Joint recital with Yo-Yo Ma. Quintet for 2 cellos, Schubert, Yo-Yo Ma and the Prieto Quartet; Suite for two cellos, Zyman, Yo-Yo Ma and Carlos Prieto, cellos
April 26. Bogota, Colombia, Sala Tomas Carrasquilla. Presentation of his book "Five Thousand Years of Words" and cello solo recital. Suite in C major, Bach; Bachriation, Eugenio Toussaint; March, Prokofiev
May 18. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Patron's Lounge, New York. The Adventures of a Cello, talk by Carlos Prieto. Recital with pianist Doris Stevenson. Sonata in D minor for cello and piano op. 40, D. Shostakovich; Canción en el puerto, Joaquín Gutierrez Heras (Mexico); Le Grand Tango, Astor Piazzolla (Argentina)
June 11, 12. Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City. Guest appearance with Yo-Yo Ma. Suite for 2 cellos, Samuel Zyman
June 14. Casa de América, Madrid. Presentation of his book "Five Thousand Years of Words" and cello solo recital. Suite in C major, Bach; Chelo Prieto, World Premiere, Tomás Marco (Spain); Bachriation, Eugenio Toussaint (Mexico)
June 19. Barcelona, Spain. Presentation of his book "Five Thousand Years of Words" and cello solo recital. Suite in C major, Bach; Chelo Prieto, Tomás Marco (Spain); Bachriation, Eugenio Toussaint (Mexico)
August 4-6. PyeongChang, Korea. Chairman of the Aldo Parisot Internacional Cello Competition
September 7. Mexico City, Nacional University. Works for cello solo by Gabrielli, Bach, Kodály
September 14. Suites in E flat major and in C minor, Bach 4,5; Chelo Prieto, Tomás Marco (Spain); Una Giga para Carlos, John Kinsella (Ireland), World Premiere
September 14. Mexico City, Nacional University. Suites in C major and in D major, Bach; Suite for cello solo (2007), Samuel Zyman (Mexico), World Premiere
September 29 and 30. Eva Janzer Cello Events. University of Indiana, Bloomington
October 10. Huntsville, AL. Quintet for 2 cellos, Schubert, Prieto Quartet and Carlton Mcreery, cello; Suite for two cellos, Zyman, Carlos Prieto and Carlton Mcreery, cellos
October 13. Huntsville, AL. Concertos for cello and orchestra, Eugenio Toussaint and F. Ibarra, Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, C. M. Prieto, conductor
October 27. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University. Tango Conference. Round Table meeting with Yo-Yo Ma, Oswaldo Golijov, and Homi Bhabbha
November 16. Morelia, Mexico. Concerto in C major for cello and orchestra, Haydn, with Chamber Orchestra of the European Union
The Prieto String Quartet in performance
with Cristobal Halffter and the National Symphony Orchestra of Spain
Carlos Prieto with Carlos Miguel Prieto (son), conducting