Elim Chan Breaks Ground as San Francisco Symphony Names Its First Female Music Director
TL;DR
Elim Chan, a 39-year-old Hong Kong–born conductor, was named the San Francisco Symphony’s music director-designate and will assume the post in September 2027, making SF one of the country’s top orchestras to be led by a woman. The appointment follows the tenure of Esa-Pekka Salonen and amid the orchestra’s recent budget and audience challenges; Chan describes it as groundbreaking and plans a bold programming and outreach strategy, including a California tour and a semi-staged Firebird, with a focus on drawing younger audiences and expanding the orchestral canon.
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- Hong Kong-born conductor Elim Chan becomes first woman to lead San Francisco Symphony South China Morning Post
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