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Michael Tilson Thomas

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Michael Tilson Thomas

EN, ES cinema · 21 credits

Born

21 December 1944

Died

22 April 2026 (aged 81)

Birthplace

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as MTT

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

Filmography

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is poster

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is

EN · 2020Not rated

Actor

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 poster

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

EN · 20198.7

as Self

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story poster

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

EN · 20186.9

as Self

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood poster

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

EN · 201810.0

as Self - Conductor

London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5

2015

London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5

EN · 2015Not rated

Actor

Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys

2012

Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys

EN · 2012Not rated

Actor

Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy poster

Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy

EN · 2011Not rated

as Conductor

Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy poster

Keeping Score: Mahler Legacy

EN · 2011Not rated

as Narrator

Keeping Score: Mahler Origins poster

Keeping Score: Mahler Origins

EN · 2011Not rated

as Narrator

Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 poster

Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

ES · 2009Not rated

Actor

Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique poster

Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

ES · 2009Not rated

Actor, Director

Rehearsing a Dream

2006

Rehearsing a Dream

EN · 2006Not rated

as Self

Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring poster

Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

EN · 2006Not rated

Actor

Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica poster

Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica

EN · 200610.0

Actor, Conductor

Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring

2006

Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of Spring

EN · 2006Not rated

as Narrator

Keeping Score:  Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 poster

Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

EN · 2004Not rated

Actor, Conductor

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

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

EN · 200310.0

as Self - Conductor

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

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

EN · 2000Not rated

as Self

On the Town poster

On the Town

EN · 1993Not rated

Conductor

Steve Reich: A New Musical Language

1987

Steve Reich: A New Musical Language

EN · 1987Not rated

as Self

Carnival of the Animals poster

Carnival of the Animals

EN · 19766.0

as Self - Conductor, Conductor