{"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","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2026\/04\/4c264cca45a96d50c1f4cef834a38d32-AP26077829652814-e1776959190394-1024x682.jpg","thumbnail_height":682,"thumbnail_width":1024}