Michael Tilson Thomas
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Michael Tilson Thomas is an acclaimed American conductor, pianist, and composer best known for his long tenure as music director of the San Francisco Symphony and his innovative advocacy for contemporary and American music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Tilson Thomas canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1845448 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Tilson Thomas Context triple: [Curtis Institute of Music, hasNotableAlumni, Michael Tilson Thomas]
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A.
James Levine
James Levine was an American conductor and pianist best known for his long and influential tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera and his leadership of several major orchestras.
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B.
Lorin Maazel
Lorin Maazel was a renowned 20th- and early 21st-century conductor and violinist, known for leading major orchestras such as the Cleveland Orchestra, the Vienna State Opera, and the New York Philharmonic.
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C.
James S. Levine
James S. Levine is an American television composer known for scoring numerous popular TV series, including crime and drama shows.
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D.
Kurt Masur
Kurt Masur was a renowned German conductor best known for his long tenure with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and his influential leadership of the New York Philharmonic.
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E.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin is a renowned Canadian conductor celebrated for his dynamic leadership of major orchestras and opera companies, including the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Tilson Thomas Target entity description: Michael Tilson Thomas is an acclaimed American conductor, pianist, and composer best known for his long tenure as music director of the San Francisco Symphony and his innovative advocacy for contemporary and American music.
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A.
James Levine
James Levine was an American conductor and pianist best known for his long and influential tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera and his leadership of several major orchestras.
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B.
Lorin Maazel
Lorin Maazel was a renowned 20th- and early 21st-century conductor and violinist, known for leading major orchestras such as the Cleveland Orchestra, the Vienna State Opera, and the New York Philharmonic.
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C.
James S. Levine
James S. Levine is an American television composer known for scoring numerous popular TV series, including crime and drama shows.
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D.
Kurt Masur
Kurt Masur was a renowned German conductor best known for his long tenure with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and his influential leadership of the New York Philharmonic.
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E.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin is a renowned Canadian conductor celebrated for his dynamic leadership of major orchestras and opera companies, including the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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conductor ⓘ human ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| basedIn |
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
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| birthDate | 1944-12-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Southern California ⓘ |
| endTime | 2020 (San Francisco Symphony music directorship) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Thomas ⓘ |
| founded | New World Symphony ⓘ |
| fullName | Michael Tilson Thomas self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of American music
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championing works of American composers such as Charles Ives and Aaron Copland ⓘ innovative concert programming ⓘ interpretations of Mahler ⓘ |
| notableWork |
From the Diary of Anne Frank
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Island Music ⓘ Keeping Score ⓘ
surface form:
Keeping Score (television series)
Shówa/Shoah ⓘ Street Song ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
conductor ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Artistic Director of the New World Symphony
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Laureate Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony ⓘ Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony ⓘ Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra ⓘ Principal Guest Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic ⓘ |
| relative |
Bessie Thomashefsky
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Boris Thomashefsky ⓘ |
| residence |
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
|
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| spouse | Joshua Robison ⓘ |
| startTime | 1995 (San Francisco Symphony music directorship) ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Ingolf Dahl
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John Crown ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Michael Tilson Thomas Description of subject: Michael Tilson Thomas is an acclaimed American conductor, pianist, and composer best known for his long tenure as music director of the San Francisco Symphony and his innovative advocacy for contemporary and American music.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Emanuel Ax