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Since taking first prize at the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Vevey, Switzerland in 1999, Irish pianist Finghin Collins enjoys a flourishing career that embraces Ireland, Europe, the United States and Asia. Following a very successful début at the BBC Proms in August 2008, the past season has brought him to the major musical centres of the world.... read more

 

Finghin Collins acknowledges the support of The Arts Council and Music Network through the Music Capital Scheme 2008.  

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FROM THE REVIEWS 

"The present disc is a worthy successor, attuned to all  the sudden mood shifts, arresting harmonic shifts, and rhythmic delights that Schumann composed into his early music. Pedaling is judicious and the touches are varied, so that even in sections with fastest harmonic rhythm the textures are kept unusually clear. The performance of the Abegg Variations is up with Kissin’s fine live one (on his Carnegie Hall debut), and the six whimsical Intermezzi are perfectly characterized and paced..."

Charles Timbrell, Fanfare Magazine, 2010

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SPECIAL HAITI CONCERT WITH THE RTE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

 

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2009/10 SEASON 

- Solo recital début in the National Concert Hall's Irish Times Celebrity Concert Series, Dublin

- Débuts with the Sinfonie Orchester Wuppertal, the Anhaltische Philharmonie and the Wonju Philharmonic

- Return visits to the Northern Sinfonia, the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, the Ulster Orchestra and the RTE National Symphony Orchestra

- Major recital tour of Korea with Han-Na Chang, cello

NEW ROSS PIANO FESTIVAL 2010

The next New Ross Piano Festival will take place from Thursday September 23rd to Sunday September 26th 2010 in St. Mary's Church, New Ross, Co. Wexford. Full details will be announced on the Festival's website later in the spring. 


Latest News
15th December 2009
NEW DOWNLOADS ON iTUNES WITH LPO
19th October 2009
DETAILS ANNOUNCED OF KOREAN TOUR WITH HAN-NA CHANG
9th September 2009
FINGHIN APPOINTED ASSOCIATE ARTIST WITH RTE NSO
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"Intermezzo" from Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op. 26.



Schumann - Complete Works for Piano, Volume 3 - Claves Records

New Release March 2009.

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Schumann CD Finghin Collins

 

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