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Michael Tilson Thomas
Also Known As: MTT
Birth Date
December 21, 1944
Death Date
April 22, 2026
(passed away at 81)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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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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Great Performances
Self
1971 • 1 episode
Soundbreaking
Self
2016 • 1 episode
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Self
2018
Masterclass
Self
2010 • 1 episode
The Rhythm of Life
1997 • 2 episodes
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Self
2019
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Self - Conductor
2018
Carnival of the Animals
Self - Conductor
1976
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
2012
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
Self
2000
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2020
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
Narrator
2011
Keeping Score
Self – Host
2004 • 10 episodes
Rehearsing a Dream
Self
2006
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
2015
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins
Narrator
2011
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
Self
1987
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
Conductor
2011
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2006