Michael Tilson Thomas

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

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is 2020
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins 2011
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy 2011
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy 2011
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique 2009
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 2009
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica 2006 ★ 10.0
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring 2006
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4