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