Michael Tilson Thomas
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1944-12-21 · 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.
Filmography(24)
movieMichael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
as · 2020 · 0.0
movieMetallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
as Self · 2019 · 8.7
movieLeonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
as Self - Conductor · 2018 · 10.0
movieBombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
as Self · 2018 · 6.9
tvSoundbreaking
as Self · 2016 · 7.8
movieLondon Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
as · 2015 · 0.0
movieMichael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
as · 2012 · 0.0
movieKeeping Score: Mahler Legacy
as Narrator · 2011 · 0.0
movieKeeping Score: Mahler Origins
as Narrator · 2011 · 0.0
movieKeeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
as Conductor · 2011 · 0.0
tvMasterclass
as Self · 2010 · 0.0
movieKeeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
as · 2009 · 0.0
movieKeeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
as · 2009 · 0.0
movieKeeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
as · 2006 · 0.0
movieKeeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
as Narrator · 2006 · 0.0
movieRehearsing a Dream
as Self · 2006 · 0.0
movieKeeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
as · 2006 · 10.0
tvKeeping Score
as Self – Host · 2004 · 0.0
movieBad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
as Self - Conductor · 2003 · 10.0
movieJohn Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
as Self · 2000 · 0.0
movieSteve Reich: A New Musical Language
as Self · 1987 · 0.0
movieCarnival of the Animals
as Self - Conductor · 1976 · 6.0
tvGreat Performances
as Self · 1971 · 6.1
movieKeeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
as · 0.0