M. Tilson Thomas
@mtilsonthomas
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@NWSymphony Artistic Director Laureate, @SFSymphony Music Director Laureate & @LondonSymphony Conductor Laureate
San Francisco
Joined March 2010
Thank you to our friends in LA 💙
Last night, we celebrated the conductor and visionary artist Michael Tilson Thomas (@mtilsonthomas), or as he’s affectionately known, MTT. Born in Los Angeles, Tilson Thomas achieved international acclaim but also held a profound and enduring relationship with the LA Phil across five decades of brilliant music-making. Patrick Stewart narrates this tribute to a singular artist.
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Zakir Hussain was a brilliant and inspired musician and a special friend. The world will not be the same without him.
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I'm so thrilled to share The Complete Columbia, CBS and RCA Recordings (1973–2005) with you all today! 🎶 Thank you to Robert Russ and everyone @sonyclassical for making it possible.
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#MTT80 // A young MTT with Aaron Copland, born #otd in 1900. MTT has always been a champion of Copland's work, including two @SFSymphony recordings that celebrated two sides of #Copland's artistry: - The Modernist: - The Populist:
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The @SFSymphony “Día de los Muertos” concert was a total triumph. Congrats to Carlos Miguel Prieto, Pacho Flores, the orchestra, Marni Cook and the entire production team for a brilliant and moving performance.
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Happy 10th and 48th to my husband and my best pal.
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Thank you, @londonsymphony orchestra and chorus, @AliceCoote, @siobhanstagg, and everyone who joined us for a magical sold out Mahler 2 on Sunday at the @BarbicanCentre. Looking forward to the repeat on Wednesday. 📷 Mark Allan
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Happy 150th birthday to #CharlesIves, America’s musical contrary pioneer and prophet. Watch the full episode of "Keeping Score: Charles Ives," where I delve into his Holidays Symphony with the @sfsymphony. ▶️
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Working with @teddyconducts and the @LouOrch from London as they prepare for a performance of my composition "Meditations on Rilke" this weekend!
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RT @AppleClassical: Trying to decide what we're loving more: five decades of music from @mtilsonthomas, or the beautiful album booklet with…
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RT @GramophoneMag: 👏 @mtilsonthomas on receiving Gramophone’s Lifetime Achievement Award 2024
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GRACE is out today! I’m so grateful to everyone who made this beautiful album possible. 🎶 ___ All net proceeds will be donated to brain cancer research at the UCSF Brain Tumor Center. ___ @PENTATONEmusic
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RT @SFCV: This December, @mtilsonthomas turns 80. To celebrate, “The Complete CBS, RCA, and Sony Classical Recordings,” a collection of 80…
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RT @Tonkuenstler: Bewegend: Zum Abschluss des @Grafenegg
#Festival|s haben wir mit #RuthBrauerKvam & #LawrenceFoster @mtilsonthomas´ Melodr…
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Thank you to the @nyphil and my dear friend Emanuel Ax for a very special week of music-making. 📷 Chris Lee
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Listen to ‘You Come Here Often?’ performed by pianist @JohnWilsonPiano and pre-save "GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas" now at The full album will be released on October 4 on @PENTATONEmusic 🎥 @nwsymphony
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Listen now to 'Imaginärer Lebenslauf,' a duet from my work MEDITATIONS ON RILKE performed by mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and baritone Ryan McKinny with the @sfsymphony. ✨ GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas comes out October 4 on @PENTATONE.
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#MTT80 // When MTT first met @LennyBernstein (born #onthisday in 1918), they talked about everything from Stravinsky to Yiddish theater jokes. The conversation would continue for two decades and yield many artistic collaborations.
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“We Two Boys Clinging Together” from “Whitman Songs” performed by baritone @thomashampson with the @nwsymphony is available to stream now! “GRACE: The Works of Michael Tilson Thomas” will be released by @PENTATONEmusic on October 4.
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