Michael Tilson Thomas
Profile info
Known forSound
GenderMale
Birthday21 December 1944
Died22 April 2026 (age 81)
Place of birthLos Angeles, California, USA
Known credits26
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.
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2020
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019 · Self
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018 · Self - Conductor
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018 · Self
Soundbreaking
2016 · Self
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
2015
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
2012
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
2011 · Narrator
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins
2011 · Narrator
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
2011 · Conductor
Masterclass
2010 · Self
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
2009
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
2009
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
2009 · Director
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2006
Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
2006 · Narrator
Rehearsing a Dream
2006 · Self
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006 · Conductor
Keeping Score
2004 · Self – Host
Keeping Score
2004 · Creator
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
2004
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
2004 · Conductor
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
2003 · Self - Conductor
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
2000 · Self
The Rhythm of Life
1997
On the Town
1993 · Conductor
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
1987 · Self
Carnival of the Animals
1976 · Self - Conductor
Carnival of the Animals
1976 · Conductor
Great Performances
1971 · Self
Great Performances
1971 · Music Director
Great Performances
1971 · Conductor
Great Performances
1971 · Orchestrator
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