Michael Tilson Thomas
Known for: Sound
Born: December 21, 1944
Died: April 22, 2026
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
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
2015
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
2012
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
2009
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
2011
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2006
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
2009
Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
2006
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2020
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
2011
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins
2011
Carnival of the Animals
1976
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
2003
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
1987
Rehearsing a Dream
2006
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
2000
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018
Masterclass
2010
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018
Soundbreaking
2016
Great Performances
1971
Keeping Score
2004