It is with great sadness that we share with you that Joshua Robison, MTT’s husband, passed away in his sleep during the night of February 22. He sustained a fall last August and was in the process of rehabilitation. Everyone who knew Joshua understood what a passionate and generous person he was. He will be profoundly missed by his husband, Michael Tilson Thomas, his family, and his wide circle of friends and colleagues.
Read these beautiful tributes to Joshua in the San Francisco Chronicle and KQED.
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- Photo by Deborah Robison
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- Joshua and MTT at their wedding, 2014 (Photo by Deborah Robison)
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- On the carpet at the New World Symphony Gala, 2015
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- MTT and Joshua, 1979 (Photo by Jack Mitchell)
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- MTT and Joshua at the New World Symphony Farewell Concert, 2025
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- Joshua and MTT at the San Francisco Symphony MTT80 celebration, 2025 (Photo by Stefan Cohen)
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- Joshua and MTT backstage at the New World Symphony Gala, 2017 (Photo by Gregory Reed)
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- Joshua and Michael, circa 1977
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- MTT and Joshua at the dedication of MTT Way in San Francisco, 2023
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- Joshua on stage at the New World Symphony Gala, 2015
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- MTT and Joshua with their dogs
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- Joshua competing in the rings, 1967 (Photo courtesy UC Berkeley)
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- Joshua at the New World Symphony Gala, 2015
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- Joshua in Miami, 2009 (Photo by Jessica Lustig)