She’s the One: Elim Chan Wins ’Em Over at Davies Symphony Hall ^58.3%

KQED - By Gabe Meline - 6/6/2026, 7:23 PM

Biased Writer Voice 49.7% - Halo Effect 40.8% - Anecdotal 27.6%

Elim Chan could have left the building Friday night after conducting just one piece, the gorgeous concert opener “Prelude and Liebestod” from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, and earned a spot in the San Francisco Symphony Hall of Fame. Instead, in her first public program at Davies Symphony Hall since being appointed as the Symphony’s next... more