Michael Tilson Thomas
Sound
Born 1944-12-21
Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Michael Tilson Thomas (December 21, 1944 – April 22, 2026) was an American conductor, composer and pianist. He was artistic director laureate of the New World Symphony, an American orchestral academy in Miami Beach, Florida, music director laureate of the San Francisco Symphony, and conductor laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra. He gave his final performance with the San Francisco Symphony in April 2025 while fighting brain cancer.
Known For
Popular credits
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Self
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Self
Great Performances
Self
Soundbreaking
Self
Carnival of the Animals
Self - Conductor
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Self - Conductor
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
Rehearsing a Dream
Self
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
Conductor
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
Self - Conductor
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
Self
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
Narrator
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
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