Michael Tilson Thomas
Music DepartmentProducerWriter
- Born
- December 21, 1944
- Died
- April 22, 2026
- Awards
- 13 wins, 44 nominations
Current conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Tenure started in 1993. Lives in San Francisco with partner Josh Robison. Is also founder and conductor of the New World Symphony located in Miami Beach, Florida. Currently recording a series of live Mahler symphony concerts. Five are…
Biography
Writer
 New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts(1958) |
Producer
 Keeping Score(2004) |
 Great Performances(1971) |
Music Department
Thanks
 Renée Fleming: A YoungArts MasterClass(2012) |
Soundtrack
 Tár(2022) |
 A Midsummer Night's Dream(2019) |
 57th Annual Young Musicians Foundation Gala(2012) |
 Save the Last Dance 2(2006) |
| My War Years: Arnold Schoenberg(1992) |
Self
 CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley(1979)as Self - Guest |
 The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors(2022)as Self - Attendee |
| Great Performances(1971)as Self - Conductor, Self - Host |
 American Masters(1985)as Self |
 The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors(2019)as Self - Honoree |
Archive Footage
| CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley(1979)as Self |
 60 Minutes(1968)as Self - Conductor (segment: Michael Tilson Thomas) |
 Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique(2003)as Self - Conductor |
Known for
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