Michael Tilson Thomas
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
- Great Performances (1971)
- Soundbreaking (2016)
- Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018)
- The Rhythm of Life (1997)
- Masterclass (2010)
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 (2019)
- Keeping Score (2004)
- Carnival of the Animals (1976)
- Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood (2018)
- Keeping Score: Mahler Origins (2011)
- Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy (2011)
- John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music (2000)
- Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 (2004)
- Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica (2006)
- Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is (2020)
- Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy (2011)
- Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 (2009)
- Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique (2009)
- Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (2006)
- Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique (2003)