Michael Tilson Thomas

Cast Member

Born: December 21, 1944

Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Filmography

(24 Titles)

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TVSERIES

Michael Tilson Thomas

Biography

Filmography

Great Performances

Soundbreaking

Masterclass

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

Steve Reich: A New Musical Language

Carnival of the Animals

Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica

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

Rehearsing a Dream

Keeping Score

Keeping Score: Mahler Origins

Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is

Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy

Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring

London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5

Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy

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