The orchestra’s first-ever female music director has already amassed a fan club.
Sep 22, 2026
Updated 10:19 am PT
Elim Chan conducts at Davies Symphony Hall on June 5, 2026. (Stefan Cohen)
Fans of the Elim Chan will have two more chances to see the San Francisco Symphony‘s incoming music director conduct the orchestra this season. In addition to her scheduled October concerts, Chan will now conduct additional programs in January and June 2027.
“It is really important to me to be in San Francisco for a few additional weeks this season because we’re embarking on a very important new chapter together,” said Chan in a statement. “There is so much to do, and I cannot wait to get started.”
In the Bay Area, Chan has already amassed a fan club. This past June, shortly after being appointed as the Symphony’s first-ever female music director, Chan conducted a program of Wagner, Berlioz and Debussy that resulted in standing ovations and a circle of selfie-seeking patrons of all ages who gathered afterwards outside of Davies Symphony Hall.