Michael Tilson Thomas
Known for
Sound
Life
1944 – 2026 (aged 81)
Born in
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
View on IMDb12 acting credits
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
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
01 Jan 2006
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
30 Oct 2009
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
10 May 2011
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
14 Nov 2006
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
01 Jun 2004
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
01 Jan 2009
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
23 Oct 2020
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
23 Jun 2011
Filmography
2011
- Keeping Score: Mahler Legacyas Narrator
- Keeping Score: Mahler Originsas Narrator
- Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacyas Conductor