FROM THE REVIEWS
"The Swiss label Claves has struck gold with Finghin Collins, the Irish pianist who won the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in 1999. Vol 1 was glowingly reviewed in these pages and, while Vol 2 was given to another pianist, Claves has returned to Collins for Vol 3, a selection of works mostly from the late 1830s, in performances that are likely to be received equally favourably. Collins plays Schumann in a refreshingly direct, unfussy manner, with a warm-hearted tone full of telling touches and refined rubato."
Jeremy Nicholas, Gramophone Magazine, September 2009
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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.