Sound
Michael Tilson Thomas
21 December 1944† 22 April 2026 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, USA
- Directed
- 1
- Movies
- 20
- Shows
- 5
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.
Known For
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood · Film · Conductor
- Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story · Film
- 2016
- Soundbreaking · Series
- 2015
- 2012
- 2011
- Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy · Film · Narrator
- Keeping Score: Mahler Origins · Film · Narrator
- Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy · Film · Conductor
- 2010
- Masterclass · Series
- 2009
- 2006
- Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring · Film
- Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring · Film · Narrator
- Rehearsing a Dream · Film
- Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica · Film
- Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica · Film · Conductor
- 2004
- Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 · Film
- Keeping Score · Series · Host
- Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 · Film · Conductor
- Keeping Score · Series · Creator
- 2003
- Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique · Film · Conductor
- 2000
- 1997
- The Rhythm of Life · Series
- 1993
- On the Town · Film · Conductor
- 1987
- 1976
- Carnival of the Animals · Film · Conductor
- Carnival of the Animals · Film · Conductor
- 1971
- Great Performances · Series
- Great Performances · Series · Music Director