Michael Tilson Thomas
Sound
- Born
- December 21, 1944 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- April 22, 2026 (age 81)
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
Behind the camera5
- 2009Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Director
- 2006Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica Conductor
- 2004Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Conductor
- 1993On the Town Conductor
- 1976Carnival of the Animals Conductor
Acting20
- 2020Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
- 2019Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 as Self
- 2018Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood as Self - Conductor
- 2018