Carlos Vieu is a renowned Argentine conductor, celebrated for his dynamic performances and profound musical interpretations. Specialized in opera repertoire and major choral-symphonic works, he currently serves as the director of the Stable Orchestra of the Teatro Argentino de La Plata. He has led major orchestras across South America and prestigious international groups. He is a permanent guest conductor of the Argentine National Symphony Orchestra since 2012 and was the principal conductor of the Stable Orchestra at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires.

From 2013 to 2016, he was the Music Director of the Teatro Argentino de La Plata, where he also held the position of principal conductor of its Stable Orchestra. Since 2014, he has been a guest conductor of the Silicon Valley Symphony in the United States.

He was the director of the Wagner Association Choir from 1992 to 1998 and made his debut as an opera conductor in 1992, achieving prominence during seasons at the Teatro Colón, the Teatro Argentino de La Plata, and with Buenos Aires Lírica.

He trained under masters such as H. Rilling, K. Masur, M. Benzecry, C. Dutoit, R. Gandolfi, and A. Ros Marbà. A disciple of Guillermo Scarabino, he studied at the National and Municipal conservatories and earned a degree in Orchestral Conducting and as a Professor in Instrumental and Chamber Ensembles from the National University of La Plata.

Alongside his artistic career, he is a professor at the Higher Institute of Arts at the Teatro Colón, the National University of Arts, and the Catholic University of Argentina.

"But there is no great Turandot without a great cast and a well-guided orchestra. The latter aspect, under the experienced Carlos Vieu, was very solid. He knows and deeply loves the score, managing to give it the right inflection in all its dimensions, in addition to controlling the volume so as not to overpower the singers, whose performances are often diminished due to the open stage and the setting."
Turandot, Teatro Colón Buenos Aires 2024
Margarita Pollini, Clarín
18 may 2024

"Carlos Vieu is a conductor deeply identified with the music of Giacomo Puccini. He is a qualified connoisseur of his work, and his presence guarantees good performance in the musical aspect. This feeling of identification, combined with extensive experience from the podium, and the support of an orchestra that lived up to the demands, resulted in work where vitality and precision, along with the clear translation of the timbral richness proposed by the score, were equally balanced."
Turandot, Teatro Colón Buenos Aires 2024
Claudio Ratier, Sobreviviente en la Ciudade
19 may 2024

"En lo musical, hay que destacar, en primer lugar, el trabajo del músico más silencioso y oculto, el director. La tarea de Carlos Vieu fue impecable. Desde el foso, condujo de maravillas a la orquesta y concertó a la perfección a los músicos con el coro y con cada uno de los cantantes cuyas arias pudieron ser cantadas en los tempi exactos y sin que ningún volumen inapropiado los obstaculizara.
Las mayores ovaciones del final fueron para Carlos Vieu y para el coro y su director, Miguel Martínez. Y fue justicia."
Nabucco, Teatro Colón Buenos Aires 2022
La Nación, 6th june 2022 - by Pablo Kohan