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CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

Extended Interview - Michael Tilson Thomas

CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

CBS News

News, News Commentary, Society & Culture, Cbs

4.6871 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Conductor and composer Michael Tilson Thomas sits down with CBS News' Lesley Stahl to discuss his family history of show business; mentoring and directing young musicians; and the competitive element of his relationship with Leonard Bernstein. He also gives Stahl a lesson in conducting, including how to "mix it up," and explains why D♯ and E♭ – which share the same key on a piano – can represent two different notes. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm making a robot head with an Amazon box.

0:03.0

I've painted it silver and Daddy helped me make it.

0:05.0

At Amazon, we're actually using paper bags for more of our deliveries.

0:08.0

And now I'm making a paper hot air balloon

0:11.0

and I even made a little brown basket

0:13.0

and I'm making a dog that looks just like Monty.

0:16.0

Just one of the ways we've reduced the weight of our packaging by more than 40% since 2015,

0:20.0

which is still good for playtime.

0:22.6

Mom, where's the scissors? To learn more, visit about amazon.com.uk forward slash sustainability.

0:31.2

Hey, I'm Mark Ronson. And I'm Ray. To celebrate 150 years of Out of my Pige, we've teamed up to create something timeless.

0:39.8

A tribute to legacy, rhythm and craft with a very special connection at its heart.

0:45.3

A soundscape from two cities, two perspectives and one shared vision.

0:49.7

Introducing our brand new song, Suzanne. Susan, I need to.

0:57.0

This is Lee Cowan.

1:10.0

Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas is taking a bow at the podium.

1:14.6

He looks back on his 80 years with correspondent Leslie Stoll.

1:18.6

So let's start before the beginning with the Thomas Schefsky's. Who are they?

1:25.6

Thomashefsky is the family name of my father's family, basically.

1:31.3

So Boris and Bessie, Tamashevsky, my paternal grandparents were Yiddish theater superstars.

1:43.3

There's no other way to describe them. Yiddish theater? Yes. There's no other way of... Yiddish theater?

1:45.3

Yes.

1:46.0

Oh.

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