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Michael Tilson Thomas

Known For
Sound

Known Credits
24

Gender
Male

Birthday
December 21, 1944 (81 years old)

Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA

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

Directing

2009Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique...Director

Sound

2006Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica...Conductor
1993On the Town...Conductor
1976Carnival of the Animals...Conductor
1971Great Performances...Music Director
1971Great Performances...Conductor
1971Great Performances...Orchestrator
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4...Conductor

Creator

2004Keeping Score...Creator

Acting

2020Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Isas
2019Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2as Self
2018Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewoodas Self - Conductor
2018Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Storyas Self
2016Soundbreakingas Self
2015London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5as
2012Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskysas
2011Keeping Score: Mahler Originsas Narrator
2011Keeping Score: Mahler Legacyas Narrator
2011Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacyas Conductor
2010Masterclassas Self
2009Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5as
2009Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastiqueas
2006Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Springas
2006Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Springas Narrator
2006Rehearsing a Dreamas Self
2006Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroicaas
2004Keeping Scoreas Self – Host
2003Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécaniqueas Self - Conductor
2000John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Musicas Self
1987Steve Reich: A New Musical Languageas Self
1976Carnival of the Animalsas Self - Conductor
1971Great Performancesas Self
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4as