Michael Tilson Thomas
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
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Self
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Self
Great Performances
Conductor
Carnival of the Animals
Self - Conductor
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Self - Conductor
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
Soundbreaking
Self
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
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Filmography
Acting (24)
Movies (20)
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2020
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019as Self
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018as Self
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018as Self - Conductor
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
2015 Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
2012
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
2011as Conductor
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins
2011as Narrator
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
2011
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
2009
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
2009 Rehearsing a Dream
2006as Self
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2006 Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
2006as Narrator
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
2003as Self - Conductor
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
2000as Self
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
1987as Self
Carnival of the Animals
1976as Self - Conductor
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Crew (7)
Movies (4)
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