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Michael Tilson Thomas

Sound
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.
Known For 19 titles
Great Performances (1971) subtitle poster
Great Performances
1971 TV
as Self
Subtitles Soundbreaking (2016) subtitle poster
Soundbreaking
2016 TV
as Self
Subtitles Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018) subtitle poster
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Masterclass (2010) subtitle poster
Masterclass
2010 TV
as Self
Subtitles Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 (2019) subtitle poster
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood (2018) subtitle poster
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018 Movie
as Self - Conductor
Subtitles Carnival of the Animals (1976) subtitle poster
Carnival of the Animals
1976 Movie
as Self - Conductor
Subtitles John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music (2000) subtitle poster
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
2000 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is (2020) subtitle poster
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2020 Movie
Subtitles Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique (2003) subtitle poster
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
2003 Movie
as Self - Conductor
Subtitles Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica (2006) subtitle poster
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006 Movie
Subtitles Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 subtitle poster
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
— Movie
Subtitles Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique (2009) subtitle poster
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
2009 Movie
Subtitles Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (2006) subtitle poster
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2006 Movie
Subtitles Keeping Score (2004) subtitle poster
Keeping Score
2004 TV
as Self – Host
Subtitles Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy (2011) subtitle poster
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
2011 Movie
as Conductor
Subtitles Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 (2009) subtitle poster
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
2009 Movie
Subtitles Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy (2011) subtitle poster
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
2011 Movie
as Narrator
Subtitles Keeping Score: Mahler Origins (2011) subtitle poster
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins
2011 Movie
as Narrator
Subtitles