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