One of the most sought-after artists of her generation, Elim Chan performs an unusually wide-ranging repertory ranging from Classical to contemporary symphonic works. The Sunday Times describes Elim Chan as “a rare example of a young conductor at once brilliant and not in the least showing off.”

Elim Chan was guest conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra from 2018 to 2023 and has been principal conductor of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra since 2019. In her last season as chief conductor, she presents the Orchestra in the Benelux with soloists including Sol Gabetta and Midori.

Highlights of the 2023-24 season include debuts with the Salzburg Festival, the Orchestre de Paris as well as the Staatskapelle Berlin, the Staatskapelle Dresden and the New York Philharmonic, the Orchestre Métropolitain in Montreal, Minnesota Orchestra and Seattle Symphony. In Europe, first collaborations will take place with the German radio orchestras of SWR, RSB and WDR amongst others. Re-invitations will take her to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the Oslo Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra. In spring 2023, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León announced a three-year collaboration with Elim Chan as Associate Conductor, focusing on Stravinsky’s ballets.

A native of Hong Kong, Elim Chan studied at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, and at the University of Michigan. In 2014 she was the first female winner of the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition, enabling her to spend the 2015-16 season as assistant conductor at the London Symphony Orchestra, working closely with Valery Gergiev. The following season she joined the Dudamel Fellowship program of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She also owes much to the support of Bernard Haitink, whose masterclasses she attended in 2015.