Guest ArtistsEnrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor

Enrico Lopez-Yañez is the Principal Pops Conductor of the Nashville Symphony. Appointed in 2019, he leads the Symphony’s Pops Series and Family Series. Since working with the Nashville Symphony, Mr. Lopez-Yañez has conducted concerts with a broad spectrum of artists including: Toby Keith, Trisha Yearwood, Richard Marx, Jennifer Nettles, Kellie Pickler, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Megan Hilty, Hanson, Kenny Loggins and more.

During the 2019-20 season, Mr. Lopez-Yañez will make appearances with the San Diego Symphony, Edmonton Symphony and return performances with the Detroit Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic and Sarasota Orchestra. Mr. Lopez-Yañez has appeared with orchestras throughout the United States including the Utah Symphony, Omaha Symphony and Oklahoma City Philharmonic.

As Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Symphonica Productions, LLC, Mr. Lopez-Yañez curates and leads programs designed to cultivate new audiences. An enthusiastic proponent of innovating the concert experience, he has created exciting education, classical and pops concerts that have been performed by orchestras across the United States.

Sharing an equal love for opera, Mr. Lopez-Yañez served as Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master for the Berkshire Opera Festival, where his work was met with rave reviews. He has led opera gala concerts in San Diego and Aguascalientes, Mexico, as well as a production of Madama Butterfly with Main Street Opera in Chicago.

An active producer, composer and arranger, Mr. Lopez-Yañez has contributed to numerous albums, including the UNESCO benefit Action Moves People United and the children’s music album The Spaceship That Fell in My Backyard, winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Global Music Awards, Hollywood Music and Media Awards and more.

Enrico Lopez-Yañez previously held the position of Assistant Conductor with the Omaha Symphony. He holds a Master’s in Music from the University of Maryland and received a Master’s in Music and his Baccalaureate from UCLA, where he graduated summa cum laude.