michael tilson thomas

South Florida violinist Gustavo Correa remembers how New World Symphony co-founder Michael Tilson Thomas — who died at the age of 81 on Wednesday — helped inspire and shape his career. "It was just spectacular," he said.

Michael Tilson Thomas, affectionately known as MTT, died Wednesday at age 81 after more than four years battling an aggressive form of brain cancer. He co-founded the New World Symphony in Miami Beach in 1987, which has helped launch the careers of over 1,300 musicians worldwide and leaves a lasting legacy in South Florida's cultural scene.

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…