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Michael Tilson Thomas (born December 21, 1944), nicknamed MTT, is an American conductor, pianist and composer. He is the son of Broadway stage manager Ted Thomas, and the grandson of noted Yiddish theater stars Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky. His mother, Roberta Thomas, was a middle school history teacher. December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...
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A composer is a person who writes music. ...
Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...
Stage management is a sub-discipline of stagecraft. ...
Yiddish theatre consists of plays written and performed primarily by Jews in Yiddish, the language of the Eastern European Ashkenazaic Jewish community. ...
Boris Thomashefsky was founder of the first Yiddish Theater troupe in New York City in 1882. ...
Bessie Thomashefsky was a Jewish American singer and actress, a star in Yiddish theater beginning in the 1890s. ...
He was born in Los Angeles, California, where he studied at the University of Southern California under Ingolf Dahl among others. As a student of Friedlinde Wagner, Michael Tilson Thomas was a Musical Assistant and Assistant Conductor at the Bayreuth Festival. In 1969 he made his conducting debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, replacing an unwell William Steinberg in mid-concert. He stayed with the Boston ensemble as an assistant conductor until 1974. He was music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1971 to 1979, and from 1971 to 1977 conducted the series of Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic. Nickname City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Government Country State County United States California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area - City - Land - Water - Urban 1,290. ...
The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, Southern California and Southern Cal), located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ...
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Friedlinde Wagner (March 29, 1918 - May 8, 1991) was the daughter of German opera composer Siegfried Wagner and his English wife, Winifred Williams and the granddaughter of the famous composer Richard Wagner. ...
Bayreuth Festspielhaus, as seen in 1882 The annual Bayreuth Festival in Bayreuth, Germany is devoted principally (but not exclusively) to performances of operas by the 19th century German composer Richard Wagner. ...
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the worlds most renowned orchestras. ...
William Steinberg (originally Hans Wilhelm Steinberg) (August 1, 1899 – May 16, 1978) was a German Jewish conductor. ...
The title of music director is used by many orchestras to designate the primary conductor of the orchestra. ...
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is located in Buffalo, New York, near DYouville College. ...
The Young Peoples Concerts was a series of performances by the New York Philharmonic, designed to open the world of music to children and to encourage youth to be more involved in music. ...
The New York Philharmonic is the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States. ...
From 1981 to 1985 he was principal guest conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and from 1988 to 1995 he was principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, becoming principal guest conductor thereafter. In 1995 he became music director of the San Francisco Symphony. He is founder of the New World Symphony Orchestra (based in Miami, Florida) which acts as a training ground for young musicians. The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, USA. From 1964-2003, the orchestra played its concerts in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. ...
The London Symphony Orchestra (frequently abbreviated to LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. ...
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The New World Symphony is the Americas only full-time orchestral academy dedicated to preparing gifted graduates from distinguished music conservatories for successful careers in symphony orchestras and ensembles. ...
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Tilson Thomas has conducted a wide variety of music, and is a particular champion of modern American works, recording the complete symphonies of Charles Ives and the premiere recording of Steve Reich's The Desert Music. He is also famous for his interpretation of Gustav Mahler's works. His compositions include From the Diary of Anne Frank; Shówa/Shoáh, memorializing the fiftieth anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima; Poems of Emily Dickinson; and Urban Legend. This photo from around 1913 shows Ives in his day job: he was the director of a successful insurance agency. ...
Steve Reich Steve Reich (born Stephen Michael Reich, October 3, 1936) is an American composer. ...
The Desert Music is a well-known piece of music by Steve Reich. ...
Gustav Mahler in 1909 Gustav Mahler (July 7, 1860–May 18, 1911) was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and conductor. ...
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In April 2005 he conducted the Carnegie Hall premiere of Remembrances of Thomashefsky's Yiddish Theater. NPR story
Quotations (In response to an interviewer's question as to why Michael Tilson Thomas did not list Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven among his favorite composers): "You can't have Bach, Mozart and Beethoven as your favorite composers: They simply define what music is!" (Interview during concert broadcast)
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