Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas

Birthday: 1944-12-21
Deathday: 2026-04-22
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Also know as: MTT

Bio

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.

Movies with Michael Tilson Thomas

London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5

2015
As
Carnival of the Animals

1976
As Self - Conductor
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys

2012
As
Rehearsing a Dream

2006
As Self
Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

2009
As
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

2018
As Self
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

2018
As Self - Conductor
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

2019
As Self
Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy

2011
As Conductor
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

2000
As Self
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

2006
As
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

0000
As
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica

2006
As
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

2009
As
Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring

2006
As Narrator
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is

2020
As
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language

1987
As Self
Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy

2011
As Narrator
Keeping Score: Mahler Origins

2011
As Narrator

TV Shows with Michael Tilson Thomas

Masterclass

2010
As Self
Soundbreaking

2016
As Self
Great Performances

1971
As Self
Keeping Score

2004
As Self – Host

Production Credits

On the Town

1993
As Conductor
Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

2009
As Director
Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

0000
As Conductor
Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica

2006
As Conductor
Carnival of the Animals

1976
As Conductor