{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Michael Tilson Thomas, renowned conductor and composer, dies at 81","publication_date":"April 23, 2026","summary":"Michael Tilson Thomas, a leading American conductor for a half-century who headed orchestras in Buffalo, Miami, London and San Francisco while also composing, died Wednesday. He was 81.","author_name":"By Ronald Blum, Associated Press"}