San Francisco Symphony at 100, the San Francisco Symphony's Centennial Season opening night gala, conducted by Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, will air on THIRTEEN's Great Performances

The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater, a celebration of Yiddish theater pioneers Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky by their grandson, Michael Tilson Thomas, Artistic Director of the New World Symphony, airs Thursday, March 29 at 8 p.m. (check local listings), on THIRTEEN's Great Performances

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, who will be awarded the National Medal of Arts tomorrow by President Barack Obama.

A collection of nearly 100 musicians met for the first time less than five days ago, and on Wednesday they earned a standing ovation from a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall.

On Wednesday, an international orchestra consisting of 90 musicians, all of whom auditioned on Google’s video-sharing Web site YouTube, will perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall after three days of rehearsals.