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Michael Tilson Thomas

1944 - 2026 (age 81) • Sound

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

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

87%

Self

2019
Poster for Great Performances

Great Performances

61%

Conductor, Music Director, Orchestrator

1971

Carnival of the Animals

60%

Self - Conductor

1976

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

100%

Self - Conductor

2018

Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica

100%
2006

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is

2020

London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5

2015

Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys

2012

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is

2020

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

87%

Self

2019

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

100%

Self - Conductor

2018

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

69%

Self

2018

London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5

2015

Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys

2012

Keeping Score: Mahler Origins

Narrator

2011

Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy

Narrator

2011

Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy

Conductor

2011
Poster for Masterclass

Masterclass

Self

2010

Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

2009

Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

2009

Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Director

2009

Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

2006

Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring

Narrator

2006

Rehearsing a Dream

Self

2006

Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica

100%
2006

Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica

100%

Conductor

2006

Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

2004

Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

Conductor

2004

Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique

100%

Self - Conductor

2003

John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music

Self

2000

On the Town

Conductor

1993

Steve Reich: A New Musical Language

Self

1987

Carnival of the Animals

60%

Self - Conductor

1976

Carnival of the Animals

60%

Conductor

1976
Poster for Great Performances

Great Performances

61%

Conductor, Music Director, Orchestrator

1971

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