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Michael Tilson Thomas
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21 Dec 1944
† 22 Apr 2026
Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Michael Tilson Thomas's Movies
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Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
09 Oct 2019
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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
06 Jun 2018
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Carnival of the Animals
22 Nov 1976
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Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
28 Dec 2018
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Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
01 Jan 2006
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London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
12 Mar 2015
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Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
24 Apr 2012
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Rehearsing a Dream
25 Aug 2006
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Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
30 Oct 2009
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Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
10 May 2011
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Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
21 Sept 2003
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John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
31 Dec 2000
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Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
14 Nov 2006
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Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
01 Jan 2009
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Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
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Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
06 Nov 2006
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Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
23 Oct 2020
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Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
09 Jun 1987
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Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
23 Jun 2011
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Keeping Score: Mahler Origins
23 Jun 2011
