Deceased

When Did Michael Tilson Thomas Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81

Also known asMTTGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn21/12/1944Born inLos Angeles, California, USADied22/04/2026 (aged 81)Died inSan FranciscoWikidataQ520493 ↗TMDb#1023499 ↗

Michael Tilson Thomas was an American conductor, composer, pianist and music pedagogue. He was music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1971 to 1979. He founded the New World Symphony, an American orchestral academy in Miami Beach, Florida, in 1987, serving as artistic director until 2022 and then as artistic director laureate. Thomas was principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra from 1988 to 1995, and then music director of the San Francisco Symphony until 2020.

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Filmography23 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2020	Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now IsMovie	—	76
2019	Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2Movie	Self	75
2018	Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at TanglewoodMovie	Self - Conductor	74
2016	SoundbreakingSeries	Self	72
2012	Michael Tilson Thomas: The ThomashefskysMovie	—	68
2011	Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and LegacyMovie	Conductor	67
2011	Keeping Score: Mahler LegacyMovie	Narrator	67
2011	Keeping Score: Mahler OriginsMovie	Narrator	67
2010	MasterclassSeries	Self	66
2009	Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastiqueMovie	—	65
2009	Keeping Score: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5Movie	—	65
2006	Keeping Score: Beethoven's EroicaMovie	—	62
2006	Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of SpringMovie	—	62
2006	Keeping Score: Stravinsky Rite of SpringMovie	Narrator	62
2006	Rehearsing a DreamMovie	Self	62
2004	Keeping ScoreSeries	Self – Host	60
2004	Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4Movie	—	60
2003	Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet MécaniqueMovie	Self - Conductor	59
2000	John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American MusicMovie	Self	56
1997	The Rhythm of LifeSeries	—	53
1987	Steve Reich: A New Musical LanguageMovie	Self	43
1976	Carnival of the AnimalsMovie	Self - Conductor	32
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	Self	27