Slacker Logo

Michael Tilson Thomas

Advertisement
Advertisement

Biography

Michael Tilson Thomas is an American conductor, pianist and composer who hails from the Thomashefsky family with ancestors who were cantors and performers in the Yiddish Theater District in New York. His own works include 'From the Diary of Anne Frank' (1990), 'Shówa/Shoáh' (1995), 'Poems of Emily Dickinson' (2002) and 'Urban Legend' (2002). He is noted for conducting the works of Gustav Mahler along with composers such as Aaron Copland, Charles Ives and Steve Reich. He was music director of California's Ojai Music Festival several times over the period from 1968 to 1994 and has led the Boston Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New World Symphony, London Symphony and YouTube Symphony Orchestra. He hosts a television series on America's PBS station titled 'Keeping Score' which features composer documentaries and concerts. His many recordings cover the works of the classics plus artists such as John Cage, George Gershwin and Elvis Costello. He has had 30 releases on Billboard's Classical Albums Chart as well as eleven top ten hits including 'Il Sogno' (2004) conducting the London Symphony Orchestra with Elvis Costello and 'West Side Story' (2014) conducting San Francisco Symphony with soprano Alexander Silber and singer Cheyenne Jackson, both of which went to number two on the chart. He has received 34 Grammy Award nominations with eleven wins for albums including his recordings of Mahler, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Orff and Gershwin. His 2018 schedule included performances with New World Symphony Orchestra in Miami Beach, London Symphony Orchestra, Met Orchestra in New York, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood.
Read All Read Less

Albums


Top Tracks

  1.   Track
    Popularity
  2.   The Desert Music: First Movement (fast) by Steve Reich and Musicians
  3.   Gavotte, Op. posth. featuring Michael Tilson Thomas
  4.   Chant saphique, Op. 91 featuring Michael Tilson Thomas
  5.   Allegro appassionato, Op. 43 featuring Michael Tilson Thomas
  6.   Carmina burana: O Fortuna by Michael Tilson Thomas
  7.   Nachtmusik: Andante amoroso by London Symphony Orchestra
  8.   Nachtmusic: Allegro moderato by London Symphony Orchestra
  9.   Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H. 79~Pt. 3: Second Prologue - Juliet's Funeral Cortege
  10.   Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H. 79~Pt. 3: Roméo in the Tomb of the Capulets
  11.   Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H. 79~Pt. 3: Finale - Brawl between the Capulets and the Montagues
  12.   E lucevan le stelle from Tosca featuring Michael Tilson Thomas
  13.   Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H. 79~Pt. 3: Finale - Friar Laurence's Recitative and Aria
  14.   Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H. 79~Pt. 3: Finale - Oath of Reconciliation
  15.   Dammi i colori ... Recondita armonia from Tosca featuring Michael Tilson Thomas
  16.   Tosca: E lucevan le stelle featuring Michael Tilson Thomas
  17.   Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 by London Symphony Orchestra
  18.   Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16: I. Andantino featuring Michael Tilson Thomas
  19.   From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 1: Instrumental Intro
  20.   From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 1: "I hope I shall be able to confide..."
  21.   From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 1: "There is a saying..."
  22.   Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, Op. 23, H. 76a
  23.   La Valse, M. 72
  24.   Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64~1. Andante - Allegro con anima
  25.   Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64~2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
  26. See All Songs

Related Stations & Specials


Artists Related to
Michael Tilson Thomas

Riccardo Muti

FEATURED

James Levine

FEATURED

Colin Davis

FEATURED

Georg Solti

FEATURED

Seiji Ozawa

FEATURED

Claudio Abbado

FEATURED

Kent Nagano

FEATURED

Simon Rattle

FEATURED

Leif Segerstam

FEATURED

Neeme Järvi

FEATURED

Mariss Jansons

FEATURED

Marek Janowski

FEATURED

Paavo Järvi

FEATURED

John Nelson

FEATURED

Emanuel Ax

FEATURED

Yuja Wang

FEATURED
See All Related Artists

LIVE STREAM... SOCIAL RADIO STREAM...