Michael Tilson Thomas
Sound1944Los 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.
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2020Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now IsMovie
2019Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2Movieas Self
2018Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at TanglewoodMovieas Self - Conductor
2018Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr StoryMovieas Self
2016SoundbreakingTV showas Self · 1 episodes- 2015London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5Movie
- 2012Michael Tilson Thomas: The ThomashefskysMovie
2011Keeping Score: Mahler LegacyMovieas Narrator- 2011Keeping Score: Mahler OriginsMovieas Narrator
2011Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and LegacyMovieas Conductor
2010MasterclassTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2009Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5Movie- 2009Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastiqueMovieDirector
2006Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of SpringMovie- 2006Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of SpringMovieas Narrator
- 2006Rehearsing a DreamMovieas Self
- 2006Keeping Score: Beethoven's EroicaMovieConductor
- 2004Keeping ScoreTV showas Self – Host · Creator · 10 episodes
- 2004Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4MovieConductor
2003Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet MécaniqueMovieas Self - Conductor
2000John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American MusicMovieas Self
1997The Rhythm of LifeTV show2 episodes- 1993On the TownMovieConductor
- 1987Steve Reich: A New Musical LanguageMovieas Self
- 1976Carnival of the AnimalsMovieas Self - Conductor · Conductor
- 1971Great PerformancesTV showas Self · Music Director · Conductor · Orchestrator · 2 episodes