Michael Tilson Thomas
SoundBorn 1944-12-21 · Los Angeles, California, USADied 2026-04-22
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
Oct 23, 2020
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Oct 09, 2019Rated 8.7 out of 10
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Jun 06, 2018Rated 6.9 out of 10
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Dec 28, 2018Rated 10 out of 10
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
Mar 12, 2015Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
Apr 24, 2012
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
May 10, 2011
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
Jun 23, 2011Keeping Score: Mahler Origins
Jun 23, 2011
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Oct 30, 2009
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Jan 01, 2009Rehearsing a Dream
Aug 25, 2006
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
Nov 14, 2006
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
Jan 01, 2006Rated 10 out of 10Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
Nov 06, 2006
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Jun 01, 2004
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
Sep 21, 2003Rated 10 out of 10
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
Dec 31, 2000Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
Jun 09, 1987
Carnival of the Animals
Nov 22, 1976Rated 6 out of 10