Michael Tilson Thomas
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- December 21, 1944
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- April 22, 2026
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.
Movies with Michael Tilson Thomas
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 2019 · ★ 8.7
- Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story 2018 · ★ 6.9
- Carnival of the Animals 1976 · ★ 6.0
- Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood 2018 · ★ 10.0
- Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica 2006 · ★ 10.0
- London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5 2015
- Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys 2012
- Rehearsing a Dream 2006
- Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 2009
- Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy 2011
- Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique 2003
- John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music 2000
- Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring 2006
- Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique 2009
- Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 2004
- Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring 2006
- Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is 2020
- Steve Reich: A New Musical Language 1987
- Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy 2011
- Keeping Score: Mahler Origins 2011