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Michael Tilson Thomas (born December 21, 1944) is an American conductor, pianist, and composer. He is Artistic Director Laureate of the New World Symphony, an American orchestral academy in Miami Beach, Florida, Music Director Laureate of the San Francisco Symphony, and Conductor Laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra. He gave his final performance with the San Francisco Symphony in April 2025 while fighting brain cancer.
| Year | Orchestra | Composer | Work (and soloists, if any) | Label |
| 1991 | London Symphony Orchestra | Adam | Music from "Giselle" | Sony |
| 1990 | London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers | Beethoven | Late Choral Music | CBS Masterworks |
| 1986 | Orchestra of St. Luke's | Beethoven | Symphony No. 3 Contredanses for Orchestra, WoO 14 | CBS Masterworks |
| 2010 | San Francisco Symphony | Beethoven | Symphony No. 5 Piano Concerto No. 4 (Ax) | SFS Media |
| 1999 | English Chamber Orchestra | Beethoven | Symphony No. 6, "Pastorale" | Sony Classical |
| 1996 | London Symphony Orchestra | Bernstein | Arias and Barcarolles (von Stade, Hampson), Suite from A Quiet Place and Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. For details, see Arias and Barcarolles (Michael Tilson Thomas recording) | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 1993 | London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices | Bernstein | On the Town (Daly, von Stade, Lear, Laine, McLaughlin, Hampson, Garrison, Ollmann, Ramey) For details, see On the Town (Michael Tilson Thomas recording) | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 1991 | London Symphony Orchestra | Brahms | Serenade No. 1Tragic OvertureAcademic Festival Overture | Sony Classical |
| 1992 | London Symphony Orchestra | Brahms | Serenade No. 2 / HaydnVariations / HungarianDances – selections | Sony Classical |
| 2002 | StravinskyCageReich | The Rite of Spring Three DancesFour Organs | Angel Records | |
| 1996 | San Francisco Symphony | Copland | Concerto for Piano and OrchestraOrchestra VariationsShort SymphonySymphonic Ode (with Garrick Ohlsson) | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 1972 | Boston Symphony Orchestra | Debussy | ImagesPrélude À L'Après-Midi D'Un Faune | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 1993 | London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus | Debussy | Le martyre de St. Sebastien (with McNair, Murray, Stutzman, Caron) | Sony Classical |
| 2007 | Boston Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players | Debussy | Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano (Eskin, Tilson Thomas) Sonata No. 2 for Flute, Viola and Harp (Dwyer, Fine, Hobson)Violin Sonata (Silverstein, Tilson Thomas) | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 1999 | New World Symphony | Feldman | Coptic Light (Cohen, Feinberg) | Argo |
| 1976 | Columbia Jazz Band,New York Philharmonic | Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue (composer, piano roll)An American in Paris | Columbia |
| 1990 | Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra | Gershwin | Gershwin Live! (Vaughan, Tilson Thomas) | Sony Classical |
| 1984 | Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra | Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue (Tilson Thomas)Second Rhapsody for Orchestra with Piano Preludes for Piano PromenadeUnpublished Piano Works | Columbia |
| 1970 | Boston Symphony Orchestra | IvesRugglesPiston | Three Places in New EnglandSun-treader | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 1991 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Ives | Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 | Sony Classical |
| 2002 | San Francisco Symphony | Ives | An American Journey | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 1990 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus | Ives | Holiday SymphonyUnanswered Question (Herseth)Central Park in the Dark | Sony Classical |
| 1992 | London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus | Janáček | Glagolitic Mass (Benackova, Palmer, Lakes, Kotscherga)Sinfonietta | Sony Classical |
| 1974 | London Symphony Orchestra | Mahavishnu | Apocalypse (Mahavishnu Orchestra) | Sony Classical |
| 2004 | San Francisco Symphony | Mahler | Symphony No. 1 | SFS Media |
| 2004 | San Francisco Symphony and Chorus | Mahler | Symphony No. 2 | SFS Media |
| 2004 | San Francisco Symphony and Chorus,Pacific Boychoir,San Francisco Symphony Girls Chorus | Mahler | Symphony No. 3Kindertotenlieder (DeYoung) | SFS Media |
| 2004 | San Francisco Symphony | Mahler | Symphony No. 4 (Claycomb) | SFS Media |
| 2004 | San Francisco Symphony | Mahler | Symphony No. 5 | SFS Media |
| 2004 | San Francisco Symphony | Mahler | Symphony No. 6 | SFS Media |
| 2005 | San Francisco Symphony | Mahler | Symphony No. 7 | SFS Media |
| 2009 | San Francisco Symphony and Chorus, Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus | Mahler | Symphony No. 8 | SFS Media |
| 2005 | San Francisco Symphony | Mahler | Symphony No. 9 | SFS Media |
| 2008 | San Francisco Symphony | Mahler | Das Klagende Lied (Shaguch, DeYoung, Moser, Lieferkus)Das Lied von der Erde (Skelton, Hampson) | RCA Red Seal |
| 1990 | London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, South End Boys | Mahler | Symphony No. 3 Rückert Lieder (Baker) | Sony Classical |
| 1999 | London Symphony Orchestra | Mahler | Symphony No. 7 | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 2010 | San Francisco Symphony | Mahler | Songs with Orchestra (Graham, Hampson) | SFS Media |
| 1998 | New World Symphony | New World Jazz | New World Jazz | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 1997 | London Symphony Orchestra | Prokofiev | Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 | Sony Classical |
| 2004 | San Francisco Symphony | Prokofiev | Romeo & Juliet | RCA Red Seal |
| 1991 | Hungarian State Orchestra | Puccini | Tosca (Marton, Carreras, Pons, Tajo) | Sony Classical |
| 1989 | London Symphony Orchestra | Ravel | Ma mère l'oyeBoleroPavane pour une infante défuntePièce en forme de HabañeraL'éventail de JeanneFanfare | Sony Classical |
| 1990 | Colorado Quartet, Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra | Reich | The Desert Music | Nonesuch |
| 1994 | London Symphony Orchestra | Reich | The Three movements | Nonesuch |
| 1980 | Buffalo Philharmonic | Ruggles | Complete Music of Carl Ruggles | Columbia |
| 1971 | Boston Symphony Orchestra | SchumanPiston | Violin Concerto (Paul Zukofsky)Symphony No. 2 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 1986 | London Symphony Orchestra | Strauss, R. | Ein HeldenlebenTill Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche | Columbia |
| 1972 | Boston Symphony Orchestra | Stravinsky | Le sacre du printempsLe roi des etoiles | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 1997 | London Symphony Orchestra | Stravinsky | Stravinsky in America | Sony Classical |