Michael Tilson Thomas
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.
Filmography (24 titles)
MovieMichael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
2020
8.7MovieMetallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Self · 2019
10.0MovieLeonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Self - Conductor · 2018
6.9MovieBombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Self · 2018
7.8ShowSoundbreaking
Self · 2016
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
2015
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
2012
MovieKeeping Score: Mahler Legacy
Narrator · 2011
MovieKeeping Score: Mahler Origins
Narrator · 2011
MovieKeeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy
Conductor · 2011
ShowMasterclass
Self · 2010
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
Narrator · 2006
Rehearsing a Dream
Self · 2006
10.0MovieKeeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica
2006
ShowKeeping Score
Self – Host · 2004
10.0MovieBad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
Self - Conductor · 2003
MovieJohn Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
Self · 2000
Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
Self · 1987
6.0MovieCarnival of the Animals
Self - Conductor · 1976
6.1ShowGreat Performances
Self · 1971
MovieKeeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4