For more than half a century, conductor-composer Michael Tilson Thomas has graced the stages of concert halls with a swashbuckling style. Earlier this year, Thomas led the San Francisco Symphony in ...

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The life and career of Michael Tilson Thomas, music director of the San Francisco Symphony, founder and artistic director of the New World Symphony and conductor laureate of the London Symphony ...

In this web exclusive, conductor and composer Michael Tilson Thomas sits down with CBS News' Lesley Stahl to discuss his family history of show business; mentoring and directing young musicians; and ...

A view of Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. Michael Tilson Thomas had a 25-year tenure as music director of the San Francisco Symphony, beginning in 1995 and concluding ...

It came as a surprise to discover that Tilson Thomas, at least these days, doesn't encourage his orchestra to vocalise every phrase in what is, after all, an opera for orchestra. The opening tumult ...

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