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.

Known For

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Self

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

Self

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

Self - Conductor

Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy

Narrator

Carnival of the Animals

Self - Conductor

John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music

Self

Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys

Keeping Score: Mahler Origins

Narrator