New Release
Grace: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas
A four-disc deluxe box-set that spans more than five decades of MTT’s compositional life and features 18 of his works, from premiere recordings to remastered archival recordings available for the first time.
On Stage
Celebrating MTT in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrates its five-decade relationship with MTT on the occasion of his 80th birthday with a special night of music.
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The Thomashefskys
In The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theatre, MTT serves as guide through the lives and repertoire of his grandparents, Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky — two of the founding members of the American Yiddish theatre. MTT shares the stage with a 30-piece orchestra and four principal performers, mixing musical numbers with film clips and projections of archival photos and memorabilia to tell a uniquely American tale.
Latest News
Sony Classical Releases 80-Disc MTT Box Set
In celebration of MTT’s’s 80th birthday on December 21 this year, Sony Classical has released an 80-CD box set that collects Michael’s entire discography from Columbia, Sony and RCA recorded between 1973 and 2005.
The collection showcases many of the orchestras Michael conducted, such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Berliner Philharmoniker, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the New World Symphony, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, and more.
Featured Composition
From the Diary of Anne Frank
“The work is a melodrama in the form of symphonic variations. It was written for Audrey Hepburn who had grown up in occupied Holland, was the same age as Anne Frank and strongly identified with her and with the suffering of all children. This work was commissioned as a vehicle for Audrey in her role as an ambassador for UNICEF. It takes its shape primarily from the diary passages that …
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Where NOW Is
Presented as part of PBS’ award-winning American Masters series, Michael Tilson Thomas: Where NOW Is documents MTT’s life and career—from his childhood in California to his ascension to the world stage and leadership roles with the New World Symphony and the San Francisco Symphony.