Michael Tilson Thomas, longtime director of San Francisco Symphony, dies at 81

Michael Tilson Thomas, a conductor, composer and pianist who led the San Francisco Symphony as its music director for 25 years, died on Wednesday, his publicist said. He was 81.

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Thomas died at his home in San Francisco, his publicist, Constance Shuman, said in a statement. The cause was glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, she said…

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