Elim Chan hired as San Francisco Symphony's first female music director

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Reports differ across sources; according to abcnews.com, elim Chan hired as San Francisco Symphony's first female music director Elim Chan has been hired as the first female music director of the San Francisco Symphony SAN FRANCISCO -- Elim Chan was hired as first female music director of the San Francisco Symphony on Thursday, two years after Esa-Pekka Salonen announced he was leaving because he did not share the same goals as the orchestra's board.