Enrico Lopez-Yañez is redefining what it means to be a conductor in the 21st century.

Celebrated for his charismatic stage presence, genre-spanning collaborations, and innovative approach to orchestral programming, Lopez-Yañez is one of the most dynamic and sought-after conductors in North America. He currently serves as Creative Director & Principal Conductor of Pops and Specials at the Dallas Symphony, Principal Pops Conductor for the Detroit and Pacific Symphonies, as well as Principal Guest Conductor of Pops at the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

With more than 100 performances each season, Lopez-Yañez is one of the most active conductors in the orchestral world. His 2026–27 season includes collaborations with Aida Cuevas, Bernadette Peters, Better Than Ezra, Cody Fry, Idina Menzel, Mandy Gonzalez, Megan Hilty, and Pepe Aguilar, along with return appearances with the Baltimore Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, Houston Symphony, National Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Toronto Symphony and Utah Symphony among others.

As a trailblazer in the symphonic world, Lopez-Yañez has premiered dozens of groundbreaking collaborations with artists including Dolly Parton, Kelsea Ballerini, Portugal. The Man, The Mavericks, Tituss Burgess, Trisha Yearwood The Lone Bellow and The War and Treaty. His wide-ranging collaborations span genres and generations, with artists including Nas, Common, Itzhak Perlman, Kenny Loggins, Leslie Odom Jr., Ben Rector, Ben Folds, The Beach Boys, Tower of Power, and Kenny G.

In 2026, Lopez-Yañez conducted Disney's nationally televised Nashville's Star-Spangled Bash which drew more than 6 million viewers on ABC and ranked No. 1 in primetime television on July 4. He also conducted Los Aguilar Sinfónico Desde El Hollywood Bowl (Live), the 2026 recording documenting Pepe, Ángela and Leonardo Aguilar's symphonic Hollywood Bowl performances. Other guest engagements have included the Atlanta Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa), New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra and more. He also previously served as the Principal Pops Conductor of the Nashville Symphony, which he conducted for eight seasons.

A passionate advocate for Latin music, Lopez-Yañez has become a leading force in bringing Latin artists and musical traditions to the American symphonic stage. He has arranged and produced concerts including La Vida Loca, Latin Fire, and The Three Mexican Tenors, and has collaborated with Angela, Leonardo, and Pepe Aguilar, Aida Cuevas, Arturo Sandoval, Lila Downs, and Lupita Infante. In 2023, he was honored with the “Mexicanos Distinguidos” award by the Mexican government, recognizing outstanding career achievements by Mexican citizens abroad. In 2021, Enrico conducted the critically acclaimed live streamed production of Daniel Catan’s opera La Hija de Rappaccini, which received an Emmy® nomination.

As a composer and arranger, Lopez-Yañez’s versatility extends beyond the podium. He has written for artists including Big Sean and Mariachi Los Camperos, and he has been commissioned by major orchestras including the Baltimore Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, San Diego Symphony.

Beyond conducting, Lopez-Yañez is also Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Symphonica Productions, LLC, a creative production company developing innovative Pops, Family, and Educational concerts for orchestras across North America. Symphonica’s productions have been performed by the Baltimore, Milwaukee, North Carolina, Phoenix, Seattle, Toronto, and Utah Symphonies, and have been praised as “incredibly special—and something that needs to become the new norm” by the Lima Symphony.

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Throughout her illustrious career, Bernadette Peters has dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on stage, film and television, in concert, and on recordings. She has garnered numerous accolades including three Tony Awards, a Golden Globe, four Emmy and four Grammy Award nominations and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Best known for her work on stage and one of Broadway’s most critically acclaimed performers, Bernadette recently starred in the highly successful run of the Cameron Mackintosh production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, celebrating the life and work of Stephen Sondheim. The production first premiered in London where she made her West End debut before transferring to Los Angeles ahead of its extended Broadway run in Spring 2025.

Other Broadway credits include Hello, Dolly!; Follies; A Little Night Music and Gypsy where she garnered both Tony and Drama Desk Award Nominations. She also appeared in City Center’s Encores! Production, A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair featuring the music of Stephen Sondheim and orchestrations by Wynton Marsalis.

Peters garnered both the Tony and Drama Desk Award for her performance in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s, Song and Dance. She also won a Tony for her performance in the revival of Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun. She received Tony nominations for her outstanding performances on Broadway in Neil Simon’s The Goodbye Girl, Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park with George, the Jerry Herman/Gower Champion ode to the movies, Mack and Mabel, and the Leonard Bernstein/Comden and Green musical On The Town. Peters also earned a Drama Desk nomination for her unforgettable portrayal of the Witch in Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods.

Additionally, she enjoys a career which boasts an impressive list of television credits, most recently the Apple TV+ series, “High Desert”, NBC-TV’s “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” for which she earned an Emmy nomination. The popular series was made into a TV movie musical titled “Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas” for The Roku Channel. Other TV appearances include “The CW’s “Katy Keene”; CBS All Access’ “The Good Fight”; and Amazon Prime’s Golden Globe winning series, “Mozart in the Jungle”.

Additional television credits include “Smash,” “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Ugly Betty” and “Ally McBeal”(Emmy Nomination), among others. In addition to starring in the Lifetime TV movie Living Proof, Peters has lit up the silver screen in over 30 films throughout her distinguished career. She received a Golden Globe Award for her memorable performance in “Pennies From Heaven.” Other film credits include The Jerk, The Longest Yard, Silent Movie, Annie, Pink Cadillac, Slaves of New York, Woody Allen’s Alice, Impromptu, It Runs in the Family, Coming Up Roses, The Broken Hearts Gallery and most recently, a surprise appearance in the popular Jonathan Larson biopic, tick, tick…BOOM!

Bernadette has recorded six solo albums, including the Grammy-nominated I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight, Sondheim, Etc.: Bernadette Peters Live at Carnegie Hall, and Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein, in addition to numerous original Broadway cast recordings.

Peters devotes her time and talents to numerous events that benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Her “pet project” Broadway Barks, co-founded with Mary Tyler Moore, is an annual, star-studded dog and cat adoption event that benefits shelter animals in the New York City and tri-state area. Last year, while in London Bernadette presented West End Woofs, a sister organization to Broadway Barks. The event is the first of its kind in the UK that fostered a spirit of community among animal shelters and rescue groups.

The American Theater Wing honored her efforts and awarded her with the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award which recognizes an individual from the theatre community who has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations, regardless of whether such organizations relate to the theatre.

She is a New York Times best-selling author who has penned three children’s books: “Broadway Barks”, “Stella is a Star”, and “Stella and Charlie: Friends Forever”. All of her proceeds from the sale of these books benefit both animal charities.