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

​Celebrated for his charismatic stage presence, genre-defining collaborations, and passion for making orchestral music accessible to all, Lopez-Yañez is one of the most innovative and in-demand conductors in North America. He is the newly appointed Creative Director & Principal Conductor of Pops and Specials for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, Lopez-Yañez serves as Principal Pops Conductor for the Pacific and Detroit Symphonies, and Principal Guest Conductor of Pops at the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. He previously spent eight seasons conducting the Nashville Symphony, where he also served as their Principal Pops Conductor. 

As a trailblazer in the symphonic world, Lopez-Yañez has premiered dozens of groundbreaking symphonic 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, featuring artists such as Nas, Common, Itzhak Perlman, José Carreras, Kenny Loggins, Stewart Copeland, Toby Keith, Leslie Odom Jr., Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Samara Joy, Ben Rector, Ben Folds, The Beach Boys, Tower of Power, and Kenny G. 

One of the world’s busiest conductors, Enrico leads more than 100 performances each season with North America’s leading orchestras and pe. Highlights of the 2026–27 season include performances with Aida Cuevas, Bernadette Peters, Better Than Ezra, Cody Fry, Idina Menzel, Mandy Gonzalez, Megan Hilty, and Pepe Aguilar. He will make appearances with the New York Philharmonic and Grant Park Orchestra while returning to lead the Baltimore Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, Houston Symphony, National Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Toronto Symphony and Utah Symphony among others. 

Past guest engagements include the Atlanta Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa), Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, St. Louis Symphony and more.

In 2023, Lopez-Yañez was honored with the “Mexicanos Distinguidos” award by the Mexican government, recognizing outstanding career achievements by Mexican citizens abroad. A passionate advocate for Latin music, he has arranged and produced concerts including La Vida Loca, Latin Fire, Mariachi Los Camperos, and The Three Mexican Tenors, and has collaborated with Angela, Leonardo, and Pepe Aguilar, Aida Cuevas, Arturo Sandoval, Lila Downs, and Lupita Infante. Lopez-Yañez is the conductor on the 2026 recording Los Aguilar Sinfónica Desde El Hollywood Bowl (live). In 2021, Enrico conducted the critically acclaimed live streamed production of Daniel Catan’s opera La Hija de Rappaccini which received an Emmy® nomination.

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. Symphonica's shows have been praised as "incredibly special - and something that needs to become the new norm" (Lima Symphony) and have been performed by the Baltimore, Milwaukee, North Carolina, Phoenix, Seattle, Toronto, and Utah Symphonies, among others.
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His work as a producer, composer, and arranger can be heard on numerous recordings, including the UNESCO benefit album Action Moves People United and award-winning children’s albums such as The Spaceship that Fell in My Backyard, winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Hollywood Music and Media Awards, Family Choice Awards and Kokowanda Bay. His work has received honors from the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Parents' Choice Foundation, and Global Media Awards, where he was recognized for his "catchy arrangements."
 
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