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Finghin Collins
12+ albums
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Finghin Collins (born 31 March 1977) is an Irish pianist. He won first prize at the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Vevey, Switzerland, in 1999, and has performed with many of the world's finest orchestras and conductors. Collins studied with John O'Conor at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin and with Dominique Merlet at the Conservatoire de Musique in Geneva, Switzerland. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from Dublin City University in 1999 and a premier prix avec distinction from the Conservatoire in Geneva in 2002. He won the RTÉ Musician of the Future Competition in Dublin in 1994, as well as semi-final prizes at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1996, the Guardian Dublin International Piano Competition in 1997, and the Classical Category at the National Entertainment Awards in Ireland in 1998. Finally, in 1999, Collins won the top prize at the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition. Collins has performed with such orchestras as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and many others; with such conductors as Christoph Eschenbach, Hans Graf, Emmanuel Krivine, and others; with ensembles such as London Winds and the Aviv, Callino, Chilingirian, and other string quartets; and with such instrumentalists as Isabelle van Keulen, Gwendolyn Masin, Miriam Fried, and Anthony Marwood. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional t
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Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"
49,7202Gymnopédie No. 1
41,6533Suite Bergamasque, L 75: Clair de lune
39,2644Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major
34,6035Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9
28,2166Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto
28,2157Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: Andante
24,0238Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: Rondo: Alla turca
22,9959Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor for Piano, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto
5,34110Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: II. Andante
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