Michael Tilson Thomas
Known for SoundBorn 1944-12-21 — died 2026-04-22Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018 · as Self
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019 · as Self
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
2012
Carnival of the Animals
1976 · as Self - Conductor
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2006
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
2011 · as Narrator
Rehearsing a Dream
2006 · as Self
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018 · as Self - Conductor
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
2000 · as Self
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
1987 · as Self
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins
2011 · as Narrator
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2020
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
2015
Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
2006 · as Narrator
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
2009
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
2003 · as Self - Conductor