Metallica hyllar den bortgångne dirigenten Michael Tilson Thomas

Metallica har hyllat den klassiska dirigenten Michael Tilson Thomas, som gick bort på onsdagen vid 81 års ålder efter en tids kamp mot hjärncancer. Bandet delade ett inlägg på Instagram under torsdagen där de hedrade hans roll i deras S&M2-konserter 2019 tillsammans med San Francisco Symphony. Thomas, känd som MTT, ledde orkestern som dess musikaliska ledare i 25 år.

Metallica beskrev Thomas som en gigant inom den klassiska musiken och som en drivande kraft bakom S&M2-framträdandena. ”Det är med stor sorg vi mottog beskedet om den legendariske dirigenten Michael Tilson Thomas bortgång”, skrev bandet. De lyfte fram hans prestationer som pianist och kompositör, liksom hans tolv Grammy Awards och hans nyskapande arbete vid San Francisco Symphony, vilket bland annat inkluderade främjande av samtida musik och samhällsengagemang. ”Vi värdesatte vår tid med MTT och lärde oss så mycket under arbetet med att förbereda S&M2-konserterna; det var en stor ära att ha honom på dirigentpulten vid våra shower”, tillade Metallica. ”Han kommer att vara djupt saknad.”

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