REVIEWS
"His playing seemed both steadier and more flamboyant. ...Collins also conveyed a lively awareness - and responsiveness to - the orchestra's contribution, something not to be taken for granted in one so young."
Michael Dervan, The Irish Times, October 1996
"In between these two wonderful performances, however, there was a truly astonishing one...pianist Finghin Collins gave a stunning performance of Beethoven's C minor Sonata, Op. 111. He can create magic, heartbreak, exultation, tension, relief, anything. Whenever he plays, go hear him."
Michael Dungan, The Evening Herald, October 1996
"Finghin Collins ....mastered the whirlwinds of notes in the first movement of Beethoven's Op. 111 with impressive results,.....it was not possible to forget that this was an individual interpretation. The sense of a young performer matching himself against one of the peaks of music was palpable. The excitement of the struggle was conveyed and also the sense of triumph...."
Douglas Sealy, The Irish Times, October 1996
"If an award were announced tomorrow for the most-decorated Irish pianist under 21, Finghin Collins would be the clear winner.....he seemed to me to strike a note of individual tenderness which would make any competition jury sit up and take notice."
Michael Dervan, The Irish Times, September 1996
