1989
Principal Conductor, London Symphony Orchestra ( – 1995)
Artistic Advisor, New World Symphony
Guest Engagements:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Tours:
London Symphony Orchestra: United States, Japan, Canary Islands, New World Symphony: Paris (Opening of the L’Opera Bastille), South America
Summer Festivals:
Linz (LSO), Daytona, FL (LSO), Bruckner Festival Opening Concert (LSO), Proms (LSO), San Sebastien (LSO), Santander (LSO), Vienna Festival (LSO), Wolf Trap (NWS)
Piano Recitals:
Dallas, College Station, Houston, Clearwater, Atlanta
Keynote address, American Symphony Orchestra League Conference, San Francisco, June 22
Recordings for Sony Classical:
Brahms: Serenade No. 1, Serenade No. 2, Academic Festival Overture, Tragic Overture, Haydn Variations, Hungarian Dances 1, 3, 10, 17-21; London Symphony Orchestra
Ives: Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 4; Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Grammy Nominations – Best Classical Album and Best Orchestral Performance, Diapason D’Or)
Television:
BBC TV: The Birth of the Firebird, Rimsky-Korsakov and St. Petersburg; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
The South Bank Show: From the New World
WNET/PBS: Great Performances: Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Miami’s New World Symphony