Hakkarainen is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School. A former Palm Beach Public School student is gaining worldwide recognition as a distinguished violinist.

San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie had declared it Michael Tilson Thomas Day. City Hall glowed MTT’s trademark blue. Davies Symphony Hall, where Tilson Thomas presided over the San Francisco ...

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie had declared it Michael Tilson Thomas Day. City Hall glowed MTT's trademark blue. Davies Symphony Hall, where Tilson Thomas presided over the San ...

Battling brain cancer, Michael Tilson Thomas makes his last stage appearance with a San Francisco Symphony concert that reminded us of a lifetime of greatness.

When Michael Tilson Thomas walked on stage at Davies Symphony Hall Saturday night, two things were evident. One: the applause from both the orchestra and audience was unbridled. And two: the beloved ...

JTA — 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 ...