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Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas says brain tumor has returned

Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas' brain tumor has returned, and the 80-year-old intends to lead his final performance in April. Thomas announced in August 2021 that he had undergone surgery for a glioblastoma .
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FILE - 2019 Kennedy Center Honoree conductor Michael Tilson Thomas arrives at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors State Department Dinner Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas' brain tumor has returned, and the 80-year-old intends to lead his final performance in April.

Thomas announced in August 2021 that he had . He returned to conduct with a reduced schedule and the following March in Miami Beach, Florida, after 34 seasons.

鈥淭he 3 1/2 years since the initial diagnosis have been a special time in my life, filled with friends, family, and music. They have also been challenging as I had to undergo a second operation and manage complications from the treatments that have held the tumor at bay,鈥 he said in a statement Monday.

Thomas said there are treatment options for the tumor, 鈥渂ut the odds are uncertain.鈥

Thomas was music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic from 1971-1979, and music director of the San Francisco Symphony from 1995-2020.

He is to conduct the New World Symphony on March 29 and 30, and on April 5 and 6, then the San Francisco Symphony on April 26 in a belated 80th birthday celebration.

鈥淎t that point we all get to say the old show business expression, 鈥業t鈥檚 a wrap,鈥欌 he said. 鈥淎 coda is a musical element at the end of a composition that brings the whole piece to a conclusion. A coda can vary greatly in length. My life鈥檚 coda is generous and rich.鈥

The Associated Press

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