Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.

Thomas led the San Francisco Symphony from 1995 to 2020, helping to establish its reputation as a world-class orchestra. In 2021, he was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain cancer.

Conductor, composer and educator Michael Tilson Thomas, who led the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years, establishing its reputation as a world-class orchestra, died Wednesday. He was 81.

Michael Tilson Thomas, the L.A.-born celebrity conductor and 'bad boy' of classical music who led the San Francisco Symphony, dies ...

Thomas, the beloved mentor and conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, recently died. He offered a road map for a ...

Thomas died on April 22 of glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer ...

A story about conductor Michael Tilson Thomas walking off the Hollywood Bowl's stage in protest of a noisy helicopter speaks volumes about his singular determination.

Michael Tilson Thomas lived a “beautiful dream” promoting the arts and classical music in Miami. Now, he rests. The renowned American conductor, composer, visionary and co-founder of Miami Beach’s ...

Michael Tilson Thomas, a leading American conductor for a half-century who headed orchestras in Buffalo, Miami, London and San Francisco while also composing, died Wednesday. He was 81. Tilson Thomas ...