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Michael Tilson Thomas (December 21, 1944) is an American conductor, pianist, and composer. He is 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.
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“Incidentally,” I am the journalist who wrote the story about MTT, and I happen to be a Hungarian Holocaust survivor.
December 21:
Happy 81st birthday,
Michael Tilson Thomas! ♥
Among the distinguished music directors in the 114-year history of the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas occupies a special place.
Few conductors in recent music history had matched his 25-year tenure with a major orchestra or put their distinctive stamp on an
organization the way he did.
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