People watch conductor Elim Chan conduct the Hong Kong Philharmonic at an outdoor concert at the central harbour front in Hong Kong on November 16, 2024. Hong Kong-born Chan, 38, was the first female conductor to win the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition in 2014 and led the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra as principal conductor between 2019 and 2024. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) / TO GO WITH: Hong Kong-China-culture-music-Women, INTERVIEW by Holmes CHAN (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images)