Michael Tilson Thomas

Sound Dec 21, 1944 Apr 22, 2026 (aged 82) 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.

24 Acting Credits

7 Crew Credits

Michael Tilson Thomas

Acting

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Great Performances

Soundbreaking

Carnival of the Animals

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica

London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5

Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys

Rehearsing a Dream

Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy

Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique

John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music

Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is

Steve Reich: A New Musical Language

Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy

Keeping Score: Mahler Origins

Masterclass

Keeping Score