Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas

🎂 21st December 1944 (81 yrs) 📍 Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

Carnival of the Animals

Biography

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.

Michael Tilson Thomas

Movies Featuring Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is (2020)

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 (2019)

as Self
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood (2018)

as Self - Conductor
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018)

as Self
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London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5 (2015)

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Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys (2012)

Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy

Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy (2011)

as Narrator
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins

Keeping Score: Mahler Origins (2011)

as Narrator
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy

Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy (2011)

as Conductor
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 (2009)

Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique (2009)

Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (2006)

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Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring (2006)

as Narrator
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Rehearsing a Dream (2006)

as Self
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica

Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica (2006)

Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique

Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique (2003)

as Self - Conductor
John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music

John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music (2000)

as Self
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Steve Reich: A New Musical Language (1987)

as Self
Carnival of the Animals

Carnival of the Animals (1976)

as Self - Conductor
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 (N/A)