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Michael Tilson Thomas conducting a rehearsal of the San Francisco Symphony (Photo/Art Streiber-Courtesy S.F. Symphony)
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Maestro Michael Tilson Thomas, celebrated conductor of S.F. Symphony, dies at 81

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Michael Tilson Thomas, composer, conductor and longtime music director […]

Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, in Beethoven's 9th Symphony, the Ode to Joy, on August 28, 2022. It was Tilson Thomas's last concert with the BSO, where he began his career in 1969, as its assistant conductor and pianist. (Hilary Scott/Courtesy Boston Symphony Orchestra).
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Battling cancer, Michael Tilson Thomas prepares for his last concert

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Michael Tilson Thomas conducting a rehearsal of the San Francisco Symphony (Photo/Art Streiber-Courtesy S.F. Symphony)
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Decades later, the return of Michael Tilson Thomas’ orchestral tribute to Anne Frank

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Michael Tilson Thomas and Leonard Bernstein at the Danbury State Fair, 1974 (Photo/David Gahr)
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