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Michael Tilson Thomas
Also Known As: MTT
Birth Date
December 21, 1944
Death Date
April 22, 2026
(passed away at 81)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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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.
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TV Show
Great Performances
Self
1971 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Soundbreaking
Self
2016 • 1 episode
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Movie
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Self
2018
TV Show
Masterclass
Self
2010 • 1 episode
Movie
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy
Narrator
2011
Movie
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
2012
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Movie
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Self
2019
Movie
Rehearsing a Dream
Self
2006
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Movie
Carnival of the Animals
Self - Conductor
1976
Movie
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
2015
Movie
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins
Narrator
2011
Movie
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2020
Movie
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2006
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Movie
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006
Movie
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
Self
1987
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Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Self - Conductor
2018
Movie
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
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Movie
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
2009
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Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
Self - Conductor
2003
TV Show
Keeping Score
Self – Host
2004 • 10 episodes