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Faculty

Christina Khimm Rosand

Precollege Faculty:
Violin

ckhimm@msmnyc.edu

Christina Khimm Rosand has built a distinguished career as both performer and pedagogue, recognized for her artistry on stage and her dedication to training the next generation of musicians.

Born in Seoul, Korea in 1953, she made her solo debut with the Seoul Philharmonic at age 10. She moved to the U.S. in 1970 to study at Juilliard with Dorothy Delay, and the following year won a full scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music, where she studied with Raphael Bronstein and won both the School’s concerto competition and the New York Young Artist Competition. She went on to earn a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, where she continued to study with Dorothy Delay and later trained with legendary violinists Ruggiero Ricci and Aaron Rosand.

She began her teaching career at Queens College in 1989 and went on to serve on the faculties of the Hoff-Barthelson Music School, Music Conservatory of Westchester, Mannes College, and Manhattan School of Music. Certified in the Suzuki method since 1988, she has also been a faculty member and outreach director of the Summit Music Festival since 1994, where in 1996 she and her husband, Aaron Rosand, co-founded the Aaron Rosand Intensive Program.

Alongside her teaching, Ms. Khimm Rosand has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician at Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, and the 92nd Street Y, as well as in Korea, Italy, Spain, and the U.K. Critics have praised her “insightful musicianship, elegant tone, and technical mastery.” A former member of the Laurentian String Quartet, she has also released two recordings on the Sohn and Artkor labels, featuring works by Schnittke, Foote, Grieg, Vivaldi, and Mozart.

Manhattan School of Music Precollege faculty since 2001

ckhimm@msmnyc.edu