Mr.
Michael Tilson Thomas
(
–
)
1944
2026
San Francisco Symphony
;
San Francisco, CA
Musician (conductor, director)
Area
Humanities and Arts
Specialty
Performing Arts
Elected
2006
Conductor, composer and pianist Michael Tilson Thomas led orchestras in Buffalo, London, Miami, and San Francisco.
His decades-long career also included serving as music director of the Ojai (California) Festival and founder and artistic director of the New World Symphony Orchestra.
Tilson-Thomas received 39 Grammy Award nominations, winning 12, and was among the Kennedy Center Honors recipients in 2019.
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