Sound · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born December 21, 1944
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.
MovieMichael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2020
MovieMetallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019
as Self
MovieLeonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018
as Self - Conductor
MovieBombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018
as Self
TVSoundbreaking
2016
as Self
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
2015
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
2012
MovieKeeping Score: Mahler Legacy
2011
as Narrator
MovieKeeping Score: Mahler Origins
2011
as Narrator
MovieKeeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
2011
as Conductor
TVMasterclass
2010
as Self
MovieKeeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
2009
MovieKeeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
2009
MovieKeeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2006
Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring
2006
as Narrator
Rehearsing a Dream
2006
as Self
MovieKeeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006
TVKeeping Score
2004
as Self – Host
MovieBad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
2003
as Self - Conductor
MovieJohn Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
2000
as Self
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
1987
as Self
MovieCarnival of the Animals
1976
as Self - Conductor
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
MovieKeeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
