Michael Tilson Thomas

Composer

Born: December 21, 1944
Died: April 22, 2026 (age 81)
From: 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…

Filmography (20)

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