Michael Tilson Thomas

Known for: Sound
Born: December 21, 1944
Died: April 22, 2026
Birthplace: Los 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.

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Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is 2020
Actor
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 2019
as Self
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood 2018
as Self - Conductor
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story 2018
as Self
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5 2015
Actor
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys 2012
Actor
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins 2011
as Narrator
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy 2011
as Narrator
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy 2011
as Conductor
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 2009
Actor
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique 2009
Actor, Director
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring 2006
Actor
Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring 2006
as Narrator
Rehearsing a Dream
Rehearsing a Dream 2006
as Self
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica 2006
Actor, Conductor
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 2004
Actor, Conductor
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique 2003
as Self - Conductor
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music 2000
as Self
On the Town 1993
Conductor
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language 1987
as Self
Carnival of the Animals 1976
as Self - Conductor, Conductor

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