Christina Khimm was born in Seoul, Korea. At age 10 she made her professional debut with the Seoul City Symphony. After immigrating to the United states, Ms. Khimm earned her bachelors degree from Sarah Lawrence College. In 1974 she was the winner of the Young Concert Artists Competition, and in 1975 she was the winner of the Concerto competition at the Manhattan School of Music in 1975. She studied with Dorothy Delay, Raphael Bronstein, Ruggiero Ricci, Frances Magnes and Aaron Rosand.

As a noted teacher of both young and advanced students, Ms. Khimm aims to bring out the best in each student by building confidence and pride. At the same time, she likes to teach discipline with love.

A faculty member at the Music Conservatory of Westchester for eighteen years, she also serves on the faculties at Hoff-Barthelson Music School, Mannes College of Music and Manhattan School of Music. She is the Outreach Director and faculty member at SUMMIT Music Festival, a pre-professional summer training program for high school and college students in Tarrytown. She has also taught at St. Petersburg Music Festival in Russia and Castelnuovo di Garfagnna Music Festival in Italy.

Ms. Khimm maintains an active performing schedule and has appeared in New York at Alice Tully Hall and Merkin Hall, as well as in several of Europe’s capitals. Her recordings may be heard on the Artkor, Ltd label.