Michael Tilson Thomas

Sound

Born: 1944-12-21

Died: 2026-04-22

From: Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

MTT

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.

Awards & Nominations3 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

honorary doctor of the University of Miami

1996

🏆 Won

Ditson Conductor's Award

🏆 Won

National Medal of Arts

Michael Tilson Thomas

Also Known As

Biography

Awards & Nominations3 won · 0 nominated

Acting19 titles

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

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

Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

Soundbreaking

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Great Performances

Carnival of the Animals

Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy

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

Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4