As the Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, Founder and Artistic Director of the New World Symphony and Principle Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, Tilson Thomas is one of San Francisco’s most celebrated cultural icons.

American record producer Jones is a living legend with 79 Grammy nominations and 27 wins under his belt, including his 1991 Grammy Legend Award. He is the man behind Michael Jackson’s iconic “Thriller” album and currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Jazz Foundation of America.

He is the Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Music Director of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra, and Principal Conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony. He splits his time as a conductor between the U.S., Sweden, and Venezuela, but also guest conducts with the world’s greatest orchestras, invigorating audiences from all ends of the earth.