Michael Tilson Thomas
Sound
December 21, 1944
Died April 22, 2026 (81 years old)
Los Angeles, California, USA
25
Acting Credits
1
Directed
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
Filmography
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2020
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019
as Self
8.7
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018
as Self
6.9
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018
as Self - Conductor
10
Soundbreaking
2016
as Self
7.8
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
2015
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
2012
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
2011
as Conductor
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
2011
as Narrator
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins
2011
as Narrator
Masterclass
2010
as Self
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
2009
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
2009
Rehearsing a Dream
2006
as Self
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2006
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006
10
Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
2006
as Narrator
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
2004
Keeping Score
2004
as Self – Host
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
2003
as Self - Conductor
10
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
2000
as Self
The Rhythm of Life
1997
10
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
1987
as Self
Carnival of the Animals
1976
as Self - Conductor
6
Great Performances
1971
as Self
6.1