- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- December 21, 1944
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- April 22, 2026
Michael Tilson Thomas
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.
Filmography
movieMichael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2020
movieMetallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019 · Self
movieLeonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018 · Self - Conductor
movieBombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018 · Self
tvSoundbreaking
2016 · Self
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
movieLondon Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
2015
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
movieMichael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
2012
movieKeeping Score: Mahler Legacy
2011 · Narrator
movieKeeping Score: Mahler Origins
2011 · Narrator
movieKeeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
2011 · Conductor
tvMasterclass
2010 · Self
movieKeeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
2009
movieKeeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
2009 · , Director
movieKeeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2006
Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
movieKeeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
2006 · Narrator
Rehearsing a Dream
movieRehearsing a Dream
2006 · Self
movieKeeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006 · , Conductor
tvKeeping Score
2004 · Self – Host, Creator
movieBad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
2003 · Self - Conductor
movieJohn Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
2000 · Self
movieOn the Town
1993 · Conductor
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
movieSteve Reich: A New Musical Language
1987 · Self
movieCarnival of the Animals
1976 · Self - Conductor
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self, Music Director, Conductor, Orchestrator
movieKeeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
— · , Conductor