michael tilson thomas

Celebrated conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, who co-founded the New World Symphony, has been battling an aggressive form of brain cancer. The two performances of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony he will conduct this weekend are bound to be among the most poignant in NWS's nearly 40-year history.

The French-born conductor tells us about his favorite classical piece (for the moment), what it takes to be a professional classical musician and the joy of going straight from the concert hall to the beach.

A national audience will see New World Symphony co-founder and Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas receive the Kennedy Center Honors for Lifetime…

There was a time in the life of New World Symphony co-founder and artistic director Michael Tilson Thomas when he was at a crossroads. He was in his late…