Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas

Sound

December 21, 1944Los Angeles, California, USA

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Movies

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TV Shows

19

Credits

About

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

Great Performances

Great Performances

Soundbreaking

Soundbreaking

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Masterclass

Masterclass

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

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

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

Carnival of the Animals

Carnival of the Animals

Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica

Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica

Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

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

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

Keeping Score: Mahler Origins

Keeping Score: Mahler Origins

Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Keeping Score
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy