Now that presence is gone. Thomas died at home on Wednesday, April 22, nearly five years after first being diagnosed with a brain tumor that was later identified as glioblastoma multiforme, an aggress...

The death on Wednesday of Michael Tilson Thomas —natural heir to Leonard Bernstein as classical music’s pre-eminent American spokesman and for 25 years music director of the San Francisco Symphony—bri...

"A towering figure in classical music, many of you became familiar with the man known as MTT when he worked with us as a major driving force in the development and live performances of the S&M2 shows ...