Michael Tilson Thomas pays tribute to “The Thomashefskys”

Michael Tilson Thomas stands before a contingent of the Los Angeles Philharmonic beneath a projection of an early photo of himself with his celebrated grandmother, Bessie. The San Francisco Symphony’s music director is paying tribute to his grandparents at Walt Disney Concert Hall with “The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater.”  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)