Michael Tilson Thomas
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- December 21, 1944 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- April 22, 2026
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
Filmography
- Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 · Self
- Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood · Self
- Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story · Self
- Soundbreaking · Self
- London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
- Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
- Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy · Narrator
- Keeping Score: Mahler Origins · Narrator
- Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy · Conductor
- Masterclass · Self
- Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
- Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique · Director
- Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
- Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring · Narrator
- Rehearsing a Dream · Self
- Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica · Conductor
- Keeping Score · Self, Creator
- Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 · Conductor
- Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique · Self
- John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music · Self
- The Rhythm of Life
- On the Town · Conductor
- Steve Reich: A New Musical Language · Self
- Carnival of the Animals · Self, Conductor
- Great Performances · Self, Music Director