Michael Tilson Thomas
Sound · Born 1944-12-21 · age 81 at death · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Titles
Great Performances
Carnival of the Animals
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
On the Town
Keeping Score