Michael Tilson Thomas
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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
Credits
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018)
as Self
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 (2019)
as Self
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (2006)
Actor
Rehearsing a Dream (2006)
as Self
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood (2018)
as Self - Conductor
Carnival of the Animals (1976)
as Self - Conductor
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys (2012)
Actor
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language (1987)
as Self
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 (2009)
Actor
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music (2000)
as Self
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica (2006)
Actor
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is (2020)
Actor
Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring (2006)
as Narrator
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5 (2015)
Actor
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 (—)
Actor
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins (2011)
as Narrator
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy (2011)
as Conductor
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique (2003)
as Self - Conductor
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique (2009)
Actor
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy (2011)
as Narrator