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About the conductor Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) assumed his post as the San Francisco Symphony’s (SFS) 11th Music Director in September 1995, consolidating a strong relationship with the Orchestra that began some two decades earlier. It was January of 1974 when he made his San Francisco Symphony conducting debut at the age of 29, leading the Orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No.9. Tilson Thomas’s term as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony have been praised by critics for innovative programming and for bringing the works of American composers to the fore, and have brought new audiences into Davies Symphony Hall. His acclaimed recordings have won numerous international awards, including ten Grammys. He began his formal studies at the University of Southern California where he studied piano with John Crown and conducting and composition with Ingolf Dahl. At age nineteen he was named Music Director of the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra. He worked with Stravinsky, Boulez, Stockhausen and Copland on premieres of their compositions at Los Angeles' Monday Evening Concerts. During this same period he was the pianist and conductor for Gregor Piatigorsky and Jascha Heifetz. In 1969, after winning the Koussevitzky Prize at Tanglewood, he was appointed Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. That year he also made his New York debut with the Boston Symphony and gained international recognition after replacing Music Director William Steinberg in mid-concert. He was later appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra where he remained until 1974. He was Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic from 1971 to 1979 and a Principal Guest Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1981 to 1985. His guest conducting includes appearances with the major orchestras of Europe and the United States. Tilson Thomas’s many honours include Columbia University’s Ditson Award for services to American Music, The American Music Center’s Letter of Distinction, and the President’s Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He was named 1995 Conductor of the Year by Musical America, and in 2005 was inducted into the Classical Music Hall of Fame. Tilson Thomas was a Carnegie Hall Perspectives Artist from 2003-2005, and in 2006 he was recognized with Gramophone’s Artist of the Year award, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of San Francisco. Tilson Thomas is a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres of France. In 2010, President Obama awarded him with the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the United States Government.

CDs and DVDs featuring the conductor Michael Tilson Thomas

CATALOGUE NR: 09026635112  (barcode: 0090266351121)
RECORD LABEL: RCA
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.95
RELEASE DATE: 07-Aug-2000

COMPOSER: Aaron Copland
TITLE: The Populist
TRACKS: Suite from Billy the Kid. Appalachian Spring Suite (full orchestral ballet score). Rodeo
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas

'excellent, evocative performances with irritatingly skimpy banding arrangements' - Aug-2000 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Sep-2000 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Copland's 'Big Three' in performances of tremendous pour and panache, and marvellously well engineered into the bargain.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 82876658402  (barcode: 0828766584028)
RECORD LABEL: RCA Classic Library
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.95
RELEASE DATE: 14-Mar-2005

COMPOSER: Aaron Copland
TRACKS: Appalachian Spring. Billy the Kid. Rodeo.
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas

- Penguin Guide Rosette star 'this is not to be missed, even if you already have other versions of this vivid music'

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CATALOGUE NR: 82193600159  (barcode: 0821936001592)
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 19.99
RELEASE DATE: 20-Nov-2006

COMPOSER: Aaron Copland
TITLE: Keeping Score: Copland and the American Sound
TRACKS: Appalachian Spring.
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 high definition / Sound Format: Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound / Region Code: 0 / Subtitles: German French Spanish Chinese

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CATALOGUE NR: SFS0052  (barcode: 821936005293)
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: DVD Video  DURATION: 146 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 23.99
RELEASE DATE: 28-May-2012

COMPOSER: Aaron Copland  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: San Francisco Symphony at 100
TRACKS: Billy the Kid Ballet Suite (Aaron Copland). Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 (Felix Mendelssohn). The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Benjamin Britten). Short Ride in a Fast Machine (John Adams). Special Features: Documentary vignettes tracing the San Francisco Symphony's history.
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
ARTISTS: Itzhak Perlman      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC widescreen HD / Sound Format: Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 146 minutes

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CATALOGUE NR: SFS0057  (barcode: 821936005798)
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: DVD Video Blu-ray  DURATION: 146 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 39.95
RELEASE DATE: 28-May-2012

COMPOSER: Aaron Copland  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: San Francisco Symphony at 100
TRACKS: Billy the Kid Ballet Suite (Aaron Copland). Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 (Felix Mendelssohn). The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Benjamin Britten). Short Ride in a Fast Machine (John Adams). Special Features: Documentary vignettes tracing the San Francisco Symphony's history.
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
ARTISTS: Itzhak Perlman      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 - please note this Blu-ray disc - BD is not compatible with standard DVD players / Sound Format: Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 146 minutes

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CATALOGUE NR: 82876658452  (barcode: 0828766584523)
RECORD LABEL: RCA Classic Library
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.95
RELEASE DATE: 14-Mar-2005

COMPOSER: Camille Saint-Saens
TRACKS: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.1 in A minor op.33. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.2 in D minor op.119. La muse et le poete op.132. Suite for Cello and Piano op.16. Priere op.158.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and NDR Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas and Christoph Eschenbach
ARTISTS: Steven Isserlis   Joshua Bell   Francis Grier  

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CATALOGUE NR: 4676032  (barcode: 0028946760321)
RECORD LABEL: Australian Eloquence
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.50

COMPOSER: Carlos Chavez  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Latin American Classics
TRACKS: Symphony No.2 'Sinfonia India' (Chavez). Danzon Cubano (Copland). Estancia - concert suite from ballet op.8a (Ginastera). 3 Danzas cubanas (Caturla). Tangazo - orchestra (Piazzolla). Sensemaya (Revueltas). Le Rebambaramba - ballet suite. Ritmica V - percussion ensemble (Roldan).
ORCHESTRA: New World Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas

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CATALOGUE NR: 82193600342  (barcode: 0821936003428)
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.49
RELEASE DATE: 05-Apr-2010

COMPOSER: Charles Ives  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Keeping Score
TRACKS: Holidays Symphony : Washington's Birthday / Decoration Day / The Fourth of July / Thanksgiving and Forefather's Day (Charles Ives). Appalachian Spring - chamber orchestra version (Aaron Copland).
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: live recording

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CATALOGUE NR: 821936002490  (barcode: 0821936002490)
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 19.99
RELEASE DATE: 01-Feb-2010

COMPOSER: Charles Ives
TITLE: Keeping Score - Ives: Holidays Symphony
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC / Region Code: 0 - Jun-2010 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 821936002599  (barcode: 0821936002599)
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: DVD Video Blu-ray
PRICE: including VAT £ 27.53
RELEASE DATE: 01-Feb-2010

COMPOSER: Charles Ives
TITLE: Keeping Score - Ives: Holidays Symphony
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC - please note this Blu-ray disc - BD is not compatible with standard DVD players / Region Code: 0

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CATALOGUE NR: SFS0038  (barcode: 0821936003824)
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 15.95
RELEASE DATE: 21-Feb-2011

COMPOSER: Charles Ives  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: A Concord Symphony : Emerson / Hawthorne / The Alcotts / Thoreau (Charles Ives orch. Henry Brant). Organ Symphony (Aaron Copland).
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
ARTISTS: Paul Jacobs      

- Jun-2011 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: NMCD101  (barcode: 5023363010122)
RECORD LABEL: NMC
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 08-Mar-2004

COMPOSER: Colin Matthews
TRACKS: Sonata No.5 Landscape. Cello Concerto No.1. Hidden Variables. Memorial. Quatrain. Machines and Dreams.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Carewe and Michael Tilson Thomas
ARTISTS: Alexander Baillie      

- Jul-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 82193600352  (barcode: 0821936003527)
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.49
RELEASE DATE: 05-Apr-2010

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TITLE: Keeping Score
TRACKS: Symphony No.5 in D Minor op.47.
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: live recording

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CATALOGUE NR: 821936002797  (barcode: 0821936002797)
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: DVD Video Blu-ray
PRICE: including VAT £ 27.53
RELEASE DATE: 01-Feb-2010

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TITLE: Keeping Score - Shostakovich: Symphony No.5
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC - please note this Blu-ray disc - BD is not compatible with standard DVD players / Region Code: 0

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CATALOGUE NR: 4458212  (barcode: 0028944582123)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TITLE: Cello Concertos
TRACKS: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.1 in E flat op.107. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.2 in G op.126.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
ARTISTS: Mischa Maisky      

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CATALOGUE NR: 821936002698  (barcode: 0821936002698)
RECORD LABEL: Avie
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 19.99
RELEASE DATE: 01-Feb-2010

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TITLE: Keeping Score - Shostakovich: Symphony No.5
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC / Region Code: 0 - Jun-2010 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: NMCD018S  (barcode: 5023363001823)
RECORD LABEL: NMC
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99

COMPOSER: Dominic Muldowney
TRACKS: Oboe Concerto.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
ARTISTS: Roy Carter      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1992

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CATALOGUE NR: 4715772  (barcode: 0028947157724)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.99
RELEASE DATE: 20-Sep-2004

COMPOSER: Elvis Costello
TITLE: Il Sogno
TRACKS: ACT I : Prelude / Overture / Puck One / The Court / The State of Affairs / Hermia and Lysander / The Jealousy of Helena / Workers' Playtime. ACT II : Oberon and Titania / The Conspiracy of Oberon and Puck / Slumber / Puck Two / The Identity Parade / The Face of Bottom / The Spark of Love / Tormentress / Oberon Humbled / Twisted - Entangled - Transform and Exchange / The Fairy and the Ass / Sleep / Bottom Awakes / Lovers Arise. ACT III : The Play / The Wedding.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
ARTISTS: Elvis Costello      

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CATALOGUE NR: 5162412  (barcode: 5099751624127)
RECORD LABEL: Sony Masterworks
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.10
RELEASE DATE: 24-May-2004

COMPOSER: George Gershwin
TRACKS: Rhapsody in Blue. An American in Paris. Oh Kay! Overture. Funny Face Overture. Overture to Girl Crazy. Strike Up the Band Overture. Of Thee I Sing Overture. Let 'Em Eat Cake Overture. Promenade - Walking The Dog. Fascinating Rhythm.
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
ARTISTS: George Gershwin   Sarah Vaughan    

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: PTC5186040  (barcode: 0827949004063)
RECORD LABEL: Pentatone
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 11-Apr-2005

COMPOSER: Gordon Getty
TITLE: Young America
TRACKS: Young America. Old Welsh Folk Songs. Annabel Lee. Victorian Scenes. Jerusalem.
ORCHESTRA: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Russian National Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas and Alexander Vedernikov
ARTISTS: Lisa Delan   Vladimir Chernov   Pavlo Hunka   Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

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