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.
Sound
25
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1944-12-21
Los Angeles, California, USA
MTT
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
Carnival of the Animals
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
Rehearsing a Dream
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins