Michael Tilson Thomas
Sound
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
2020Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2019Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Self
2018Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Self
2018Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Self - Conductor
2011Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
Conductor
2011Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
Narrator
2011Keeping Score: Mahler Origins
Narrator
2009Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
2009Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
2006Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2006Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2003Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
Self - Conductor
2000John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
Self
1976Carnival of the Animals
Self - Conductor
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4