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Michael Tilson Thomas, Celebrated American Conductor, Dies at 81
Michael Tilson Thomas, 81, Laid Down His Baton. The Music He Made Remains.
What Happened
Michael Tilson Thomas, one of America's most celebrated orchestral conductors, has died at age 81. Known affectionately as "MTT," he served as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years (1995–2020), transforming it into one of the world's premier orchestras. He had been diagnosed w...
What's In Your Control
Whether you seek out one of his recordings today — his Mahler symphonies with the SF Symphony or his work with Bernstein are a good place to start. Whether you support your local orchestra, whose m...
