Battling cancer, famed Jewish conductor Michael Tilson Thomas prepares for his last concert
Half a century ago, in the fall of 1969, Michael Tilson Thomas — a promising, young conductor and scion of Yiddish theater royalty — lifted his baton for his New York debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, where he had recently been appointed assistant conductor and pianist. In one of those rare unscripted moments, Tilson […]
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