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Battling cancer, famed Jewish conductor Michael Tilson Thomas prepares for his last concert

JL;DR SUMMARY Michael Tilson Thomas, legendary Jewish conductor and music director laureate of the San Francisco Symphony, is set to conduct his last concert at the age of 80, following the return of his aggressive brain cancer. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Leonard BernsteinJewish HeritageClassical MusicYiddish TheaterMichael Tilson ThomasCancer BattleSan Francisco SymphonyFrom The Diary Of Anne FrankNew World SymphonyOrchestral Conducting

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"became stars of New York Citys vibrant Yiddish theater scene"
San Francisco, California, United States
"served as music director of the San Francisco Symphony"
Tanglewood, Massachusetts, United States
"with the BSO, at Tanglewood in Western Massachusetts"
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"the Louisville Orchestra to perform an opera that its former concertmaster once performed in a Nazi concentration camp"
Miami, Florida, United States
"launched the New World Symphony in Miami"
Israel
"touring of Israel spearheaded by the Arisons and their foundation conducting the Israel Philharmonic."

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