Elim Chan

Elim Chan
Born	1986 (age 30–31) Hong Kong
Occupation(s)	Conductor
Years active	2014–present

Elim Chan (Chinese: 陳以琳; born 1986) is a Hong Kong-born conductor.

As a youth, she played cello and piano, and sang in choirs. She attended the Good Hope School (Form One) and was later a sixth-form student at Li Po Chun United World College in Hong Kong.

Chan began studies at Smith College in the USA with the initial intent of becoming a medical doctor. Following an initial experience in conducting during her second year of college, she changed her path of study and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music in 2009.

Chan moved to the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor for graduate studies in music. At Michigan, her teachers included Kenneth Kiesler. She was music director of the University of Michigan Campus Symphony Orchestra, and of the Michigan Pops Orchestra (2012-2013). She earned her MM degree in orchestra conducting from Michigan in 2011, and her Doctor of Musical Arts in 2015.

In December 2014, Chan won the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition, the first female conductor to win the competition in its history. As part of winning the competition, she was subsequently named assistant conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, for a one-year contract from 2015-2016. She has also participated in master classes in conducting with Bernard Haitink.

In April 2016, NorrlandsOperan announced the appointment of Chan as its next chief conductor, effective in 2017, with an initial contract of 3 years.

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