Michael Tilson Thomas
December 21, 1944 (81 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2020 · Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is as
- 2019 · Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 as Self
- 2018 · Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood as Self - Conductor
- 2018 · Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story as Self
- 2016 · Soundbreaking as Self
- 2015 · London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5 as
- 2012 · Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys as
- 2011 · Keeping Score: Mahler Origins as Narrator
- 2011 · Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy as Narrator
- 2011 · Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy as Conductor
- 2010 · Masterclass as Self
- 2009 · Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 as
- 2009 · Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique as
- 2006 · Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring as
- 2006 · Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring as Narrator
- 2006 · Rehearsing a Dream as Self
- 2006 · Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica as
- 2004 · Keeping Score as Self – Host
- 2003 · Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique as Self - Conductor
- 2000 · John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music as Self
- 1987 · Steve Reich: A New Musical Language as Self
- 1976 · Carnival of the Animals as Self - Conductor
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- Future · Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 as