Michael Tilson Thomas
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.
Known For
Great Performances
Soundbreaking
Masterclass
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Carnival of the Animals
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
All Movies (20)
- Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is2020
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M22019 · as Self
- Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood2018 · as Self - Conductor
- Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story2018 · as Self
- London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 52015
- Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys2012
- Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy2011 · as Narrator
- Keeping Score: Mahler Origins2011 · as Narrator
- Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy2011 · as Conductor
- Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 52009
- Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique2009
- Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring2006
- Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring2006 · as Narrator
- Rehearsing a Dream2006 · as Self
- Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica2006
- Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique2003 · as Self - Conductor
- John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music2000 · as Self
- Steve Reich: A New Musical Language1987 · as Self
- Carnival of the Animals1976 · as Self - Conductor
- Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4—
All TV Shows (4)
- Soundbreaking2016 · as Self
- Masterclass2010 · as Self
- Keeping Score2004 · as Self – Host
- Great Performances1971 · as Self