Michael Tilson Thomas

Known for: Sound

Born: 1944-12-21 – 2026-04-22 (aged 81)

From: 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.

Filmography (24)

MOVIE
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2020
MOVIE★ 8.7
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018
as Self - Conductor
MOVIE★ 6.9
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018
as Self
TV★ 7.8
Soundbreaking
2016
as Self
MOVIE
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
2015
MOVIE
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
2012
MOVIE
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
2011
as Narrator
MOVIE
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins
2011
as Narrator
MOVIE
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
2011
as Conductor
TV
Masterclass
2010
as Self
MOVIE
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
2009
MOVIE
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
2009
MOVIE
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2006
MOVIE
Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
2006
as Narrator
MOVIE
Rehearsing a Dream
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006
TV
Keeping Score
2004
as Self – Host
MOVIE★ 10.0
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
2003
as Self - Conductor
MOVIE
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
2000
as Self
MOVIE
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
1987
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Carnival of the Animals
1976
as Self - Conductor
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Self
MOVIE
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
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