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Michael Tilson Thomas

21st December 1944 Los Angeles, California, USA Sound

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.

15 Movies 4 TV Shows 24 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is poster

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is 23rd October 2020

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 poster

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 9th October 2019 as Self

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood poster

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood 28th December 2018 as Self - Conductor

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story poster

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story 6th June 2018 as Self

Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy poster

Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy 23rd June 2011 as Narrator

Keeping Score: Mahler Origins poster

Keeping Score: Mahler Origins 23rd June 2011 as Narrator

Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy poster

Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy 10th May 2011 as Conductor

Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 poster

Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 30th October 2009

Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique poster

Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique 1st January 2009

Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring poster

Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring 14th November 2006

Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica poster

Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica 1st January 2006

Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 poster

Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 1st June 2004

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

Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique 21st September 2003 as Self - Conductor

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

John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music 31st December 2000 as Self

Carnival of the Animals poster

Carnival of the Animals 22nd November 1976 as Self - Conductor

Soundbreaking poster

Soundbreaking 14th November 2016 as Self

Masterclass poster

Masterclass 18th April 2010 as Self

Keeping Score poster

Keeping Score 16th June 2004 as Self – Host

Great Performances poster

Great Performances 28th January 1971 as Self