Michael Tilson Thomas

Sound·Dec 21, 1944·Los Angeles, California, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is2020 · Actor	Actor
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M22019 · Self	Self
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood2018 · Self - Conductor	Self - Conductor
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story2018 · Self	Self
LLondon Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 52015 · Actor	Actor
MMichael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys2012 · Actor	Actor
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy2011 · Narrator	Narrator
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins2011 · Narrator	Narrator
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy2011 · Conductor	Conductor
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 52009 · Actor	Actor
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique2009 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring2006 · Actor	Actor
KKeeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring2006 · Narrator	Narrator
RRehearsing a Dream2006 · Self	Self
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica2006 · Actor	Actor
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique2003 · Self - Conductor	Self - Conductor
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music2000 · Self	Self
SSteve Reich: A New Musical Language1987 · Self	Self
Carnival of the Animals1976 · Self - Conductor	Self - Conductor
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4Actor	Actor