2014 | Carlos Prieto

Carlos Prieto (SB ’58, Engineering and Economics), Mexican-born and MIT-educated, is one of the most respected cellists in the world, regularly premiering works composed especially for him by Latin American, North American and European composers.

He has received enthusiastic public acclaim and won excellent reviews for his performances throughout the United States, Europe, Russia, China, India, and Latin America. The New York Times of his Carnegie Hall debut raved “Prieto has no technical limitations and his musical instincts are impeccable.”