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