(((JaneinNJ)))Apr 23
What a life. What a career. What a legacy. And, he was a grandson of the great #YiddishTheater luminaries Boris and Bessie #Tomashevsky! His memory will indeed be a blessing. #MTT #MichaelTilsonThomas https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/arts/music/michael-tilson-thomas-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dFA.VFir.KQly1Lt4y93E&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Michael Tilson Thomas, Celebrated American Conductor, Dies at 81

A galvanizing force in classical music as a conductor, composer, pianist and evangelist, he spent 25 years as music director of the San Francisco Symphony.

The New York Times