Michael Tilson Thomas has announced the imminent end of his conducting career. The 80-year-old musician, who disclosed a ...

Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas' brain tumor has returned, and the 80-year-old intends to lead his final performance in April ...

San Francisco Symphony Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas’ brain tumor has returned, he says, and the 80-year-old intends to ...

After three years since announcing his initial diagnosis, San Francisco Symphony Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson ...

Michael Tilson Thomas was born in Los Angeles, California and was the grandson of noted Yiddish theatre stars Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky. He studied piano and composition and conducting at the ...