Michael Tilson Thomas
Sound
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Michael Tilson Thomas
ARCHIVE REEL
LS
EDITION NO. 437London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
•2015
ARCHIVE REEL
MT
EDITION NO. 304Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
•2012
ARCHIVE REEL
RA
EDITION NO. 882Rehearsing a Dream
•2006
Filmography
Acting (20)
2019
8.7
2018
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewoodas Self - Conductor
10.0
2018
6.9
2011
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacyas Narrator
2011
Keeping Score: Mahler Originsas Narrator
2011
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacyas Conductor
2006
Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Springas Narrator
2006
Rehearsing a Dreamas Self
2003
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécaniqueas Self - Conductor
10.0
1987
1976
Carnival of the Animalsas Self - Conductor
6.0
Production & Directing (5)
2006
Keeping Score: Beethoven's EroicaConductor
10.0
2004
1993
On the TownConductor
1976
Carnival of the AnimalsConductor
6.0