Ireland / Kilkenny - recital with Lenneke Ruiten
Programme to be announced
Presented by Music in Kilkenny
CONCERTS
Programme to be announced
Presented by Music in Kilkenny
Mozart Sonata for Two Pianos in D major K. 448
Rachmaninov Suite No. 2 in C minor for two pianos
Darius Milhaud Scaramouche
Holst The Planets - Mars, Neptune, Jupiter
with Cathal Breslin piano
More information will be available here.
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 with the Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Wernigerode conducted by Music Director Christian Fitzner
Chopin Three Nocturnes Op. 9
Chopin Four Mazurkas Op. 17
Chopin Ballade No. 4 Op. 52
Performances to include
Zivkovic Concerto Terrae with Jakob Koranyi cello and the Bochumer Symphoniker conducted by Stefan Vladar
Lasse Thoresen Every Minute Opens Doors with Lenneke Ruiten, soprano, Liza Ferschtman violin and Jakob Koranyi cello
Schubert Lieder and Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel with Roderick Williams baritone
Solo repertoire by Chopin and Schubert
Schubert with Daria van den Bercken piano, the festival’s artistic director and founder.
More details as they are announced.
70th Birthday Celebration concert with John Finucane clarinet
Brahms Sonata for clarinet and piano in E flat major Op. 120 No. 2
Stanford Sonata for clarinet and piano
Rabaud Solo de concours
Messager Solo de concours
Brahms Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op 120 No. 1
Brahms Viola Sonata in E flat, Op 120 No. 2
Mozar: Trio in E flat for clarinet, viola and piano, K498, 'Kegelstatt'
with Rosalind Ventris viola and Robert Plane clarinet
Organised by John Whibley, Holidays with Music - a chamber music festival in a tiny French village in the Bugey, between Lyon and Geneva.
Music by Schubert and more with
Nicholas Mulroy tenor
Piatti String Quartet
Thierry Roggen double bass
All details here
Chairman of the International Jury of the Dublin International Piano Competition.
Jury consists of
Finghin Collins chair
Michel Béroff
Piers Lane
Anne-Marie McDermott
Katie McGuinness
Noriko Ogawa
Dénes Várjon
Quarter finals and semifinals at the RIAM, Dublin. Finals at the NCH, Dublin.
Full details here.
Beethoven Quintet Op. 16 for piano and winds
Ravel Ma Mère L’oye (transcription by D. Walter for sextet of piano and winds)
Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor K. 478 (transcription by D. Walter for sextet of piano and winds)
with Quintette Moraguès wind quintet
Chairman of the International Jury of the Clara Haskil Competition in Vevey.
Jury consists of
Finghin Collins chair
Silke Avenhaus
Marc Coppey
Hyoung-Joon Chang
Nino Gvetadze
Piers Lane
Kathryn Stott
Friday Jan 17th
Ravel Selected songs with Gemma Ni Bhriain mezzo-soprano
Ravel Ma Mère l”oye with François-Xavier Poizat, piano
Saturday Jan 18th
Ravel Chansons Populaires with Gemma Ni Bhriain mezzo-soprano
Sunday Jan 19th
Ravel Cinq Mélodies populaires grecques with Gemma Ni Bhriain mezzo-soprano
Ravel Violin Sonata with Gwendolyn Masin violin
Ravel Chansons Madécasses with Gemma Ni Bhriain mezzo-soprano, Ríona O Duinnín flute and Benedict Kloeckner cello
Ravel Boléro with François-Xavier Poizat, piano and Aneta Dortová dance artist
Music for Galway presents its 22nd Midwinter Festival in honour of Maurice Ravel, who was born 150 years ago. More information here.:
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat, K. 595
with the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Eduard Topchjan, Artistic Director & Principal Conductor
Debut with this orchestra, first appearance in Armenia.
Concert I - Friday 22nd November at 19h30
Schumann Quintet for piano and strings Op..44
Stanford Fantasy n°1 for clarinet and strings
Fauré Quintet for piano and strings No. 1 Op. 89
Concert 2 - Saturday 23rd November at 19h30
Fauré String Quartet Op .121
Fauré Pieces for cello and piano (Romance, Elégie, Après un rêve)
Fauré Selected Songs (Notre Amour, Clair de Lune, Les Roses d’Ispahan, Après un rêve, Fleur jetée, Le Papillon et la Fleur, Lydia, La Fée aux Chansons)
Fauré La Bonne Chanson Op. 61 (version with string quintet)
Concert 3 - Sunday 24th November at 17h00
Brahms Two Lieder (Die Mainacht, Von ewiger Liebe)
Schumann Du bist wie eine Blume
Stanford Lieder (Sterne mit dem gold’nen Füsschen, Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert, Schlummerlied)
Schumann Requiem Op. 90
Stanford Sonata for clarinet and piano
Stanford Two songs from A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster : Grandeur, Little Peter Morrissey
Stanford Three songs from Cushendall : Ireland, Cushendall, Daddy-long-legs
Muriel Herbert Three songs (I hear an army charging, Learn out of the window, To daffodils)
Rebecca Clarke Three songs (Lake isle of Innisfree, Sally gardens, Shy one, The cloths of heaven)
Brahms Zwei Gesänge op. 91 (transcription for mezzo-soprano, clarinet and piano)
with Quatuor Strada, François Salque cello, John Finucane clarinet, Marc-Antoine Bonanomi double-bass, Katharine Dain soprano (Concert 2), Sharon Carty mezzo-soprano (Concert 3)
Finghin is delighted to have been to programme three concerts for the historic concert series Arts et Lettres in Vevey. The weekend of concerts is designed to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Gabriel Fauré, but also that of Irish composer Charles V. Stanford. More details and booking here.
Brahms Die Mainacht, Von Ewiger Liebe
Schumann Du Bist wie eine Blume
Stanford Sterne mit dem Gold’nen Fußchen, Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert, Schlummerlied
Schumann Requiem Op. 90
Stanford Sonata for clarinet and piano Op. 120; Two songs from “A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster”: Grandeur, Little Peter Morrissey; Three songs from “Cushendall”: Ireland, Cushendall, Daddy-Long-Legs
Muriel Herbert I hear an army charging, Lean out of the Window, To Daffodils
Rebecca Clarke Lake Isle of Innisfree, Sally Gardens, Shy One, The Cloths of Heaven
Brahms Zwei Gesänge Op. 91 – transcription for mezzo-soprano, clarinet and piano
with Sharon Carty mezzo-soprano and John Finucane clarinet. A concert marking the centenary of the death of Irish composer Sir Charles V. Stanford.
More information here.
Mozart Piano Concerto in B flat major K. 595
Schumann Introduction and Allegro Appassionato Op. 92
with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Directed from the keyboard, these works will be recorded for subsequent broadcast on RTÉ lyric fm. Please note these recording sessions are not open to the public.
Stanford The bold unbiddable child, Peter Morrissey, Thief of the World, The Crow, Daddy-Long-Legs
Stanford Caprice for piano solo Op. 136 No. 4
Stanford Ireland, Irish Skies, A soft day, Cushendall, Night
Stanford Caprice for piano solo Op. 136 No. 5
Stanford “A grave yawns cold” from Seamus O’Brien
with Sharon Carty, mezzo-soprano
Presented by the Stanford Society and part of a weekend festival dedicated to Stanford. Find out more here.
Stanford Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 126
with Orchestre Vorpommern
conducted by Florian Czismadia
Performances on Oct 8th in Greifswald and Oct 9th and 10th in Stralsund.
A return to this orchestra in Stralsund, North Germany.
Haydn Sonata in E minor Hob XVI:34
Clara Schumann Variations on a theme of Robert Schumann Op. 20
Schumann Papillons Op. 2
Schumann Arabeske Op. 8
Chopin Three Nocturnes Op. 9
Mendelssohn Four Songs without Words
Stanford Two Caprices Op. 136 Nos. 4 and 5
Discover the full programme of the 18th New Ross Piano Festival - of which Finghin is Artistic Director - here.
Haydn Sonata in E minor Hob XVI:34
Schumann Arabeske Op. 8
Clara Schumann Variations on a theme of Robert Schumann Op. 20
Schumann Papillons Op. 2
Chopin Three Nocturnes Op. 9
Mendelssohn Four Songs without Words
Stanford Two Caprices Op. 136 Nos. 4 and 5
Mozart Concerto in B flat K. 595 with
Orchestre Nexus conducted by
Guillaume Bernay
More information about this young professional orchestra here.
Together with pianist Máire Carroll, Finghin is delighted to perform
The Ros Tapestry Suite, a suite of 15 pieces for solo piano commissioned by the New Ross Piano Festival between 2014 and 2016.
This will be the first time this Suite has been performed in its entirety.
John Kinsella The Celts, in an Island Fastness
Elaine Agnew The Abduction of Dervorgilla
Gerald Barry Arrogant Trespass: The Normans Landing at Bannow Strand (‘Midday’)
Sebastian Adams The Siege of Wexford (‘2014.4’)
Gerry Murphy Battles in the Kingdom of Ossory
Eric Sweeney Evening: The Lighthouse at Hook Head
Linda Buckley William Marshal: The Flower of Chivalry
Sam Perkin The Marriage of William Marshal and Isabel de Clare (‘Nesting Doll’)
Deirdre Gribbin Ex Voto Tintern Abbey: William Marshal’s Stormy Crossing to Ireland (‘Anfa Virga’)
Andrew Hamilton Hunt in the Forest of Ros
Philip Martin Gothic Glory: The Building of the Parish Church of St Mary’s
Gráinne Mulvey The Thriving Port of Ros
Raymond Deane The Walling of the Town of Ros: Sixteen Guilds Protect Their Town
Marian Ingoldsby Exchange: The Irish and Normans Mingle at the Fair
Garrett Sholdice The Sheaf of Corn: the Distaff Descent (‘Sheaf’)
Further information and booking here
Chopin Three Nocturnes, op. 9
Schumann Arabeske, op. 8
Chopin Four Mazurkas, op. 17
Schumann Papillons, op. 2
Chopin Ballade No. 4, op. 52
Finghin returns to Kilkenny Arts Festival after a six year absence. Further concert tomorrow featuring the Ros Tapestry Suite.
Stanford Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 126 with the Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen conductor
Presented and broadcast by BBC Radio Ulster.
The concert takes place at the Ulster Hall.
Saturday 27 July 20:00
Gioachino Rossini (arr. Schoenberg) – Ouverture uit Il barbiere di Siviglia voor quatre mains
Finghin Collins, Nino Gvetadze
Chopin Ballade No.. 4
Finghin Collins
Johann Strauss Jr. (arr. Schönberg) – Rosen aus dem Süden
Finghin Collins, Jiyoon Lee, Enzo Kok, Georgy Kovalev, Adolfo Gutiérrez Arenas, Bert Mooiman
Sunday 28 July 11:00
Fauré – Dolly Suite
Finghin Collins, Nino Gvetadze
Prokofiev – 3 pieces from Cinderella op.87
Noa Wildschut, Finghin Collins
Sunday 28 July 20:00
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart – Violin Sonata f major op 15
Noa Wildschut, Finghin Collins
Martinu La revue de cuisine
Lars Wouters, Bram van Sambeek, Frank Braafhart,, Jiyoon Lee, Adolfo Gutiérrez Arenas, Finghin Collins
Monday 29 July 18:00 location Op Hodenpijl
Schumann – Papillons Op. 2
Tuesday 30 July 18:00
Schubert - Selection from Schwanengesang
Thomas Oliemans, Finghin Collins.
Further details on programmes, venues and booking here.
Chopin Three Nocturnes, op. 9
Clara Schumann Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann Op. 20
Schumann Papillons, op. 2
Mendelssohn Four Songs without Words
Chopin Four Mazurkas, op. 17
Chopin Ballade No. 4, op. 52
More information here.
Chopin Three Nocturnes Op. 9
Clara Wieck-Schumann Variations on a theme of Robert Schumann Op. 20
Schumann Papillons Op. 2
Mendelssohn Three Songs without Words|
Chopin Four Mazurkas Op. 17
Chopin Ballade No. 4 Op. 52
This festival takes place at Georges Sand’s property in Nohant, central France. More information here.
Chopin Three Nocturnes Op. 9
Clara Wieck-Schumann Variations on a theme of Robert Schumann Op. 20
Schumann Papillons Op. 2
Mendelssohn Three Songs without Words|
Chopin Four Mazurkas Op. 17
Chopin Ballade No. 4 Op. 52
A new festival in the village of Craponne-sur-Arzon. The concert takes place in the Chapelle des Pénitents .
Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel with Jakob Högström baritone
Clara Wieck-Schumann Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann Op. 20
Robert Schumann Papillons Op. 2
Amy Beach Romance
Lasse Thorseen “Every Minute Opens Doors”
with Guro Kleven Hagen violin
Jakob Koranyi cello
Berit Norbakken soprano
Schumann Piano Quartet Op. 47
with Nurit Stark violin
Asbjorn Norgaard viola
Torleif Thedéen cello
Part of the Songs of Travel project, Creative Europe Cooperation Project led by Music for Galway.
All programme and ticket information here
Schumann Piano Quartet Op. 47
with Nurit Stark violin
Asbjorn Norgaard viola
Torleif Thedéen cello
Chopin Ballade No 4 Op. 52
Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel with Jakob Högström baritone
Clara Wieck-Schumann Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann Op. 20
Robert Schumann Papillons Op. 2
Mozart Sonata for Two Pianos K. 448 with Daria van den Bercken piano
Amy Beach Romances
Lasse Thorseen “Every Minute Opens Doors”
with Guro Kleven Hagen violin
Jakob Koranyi cello
Berit Norbakken soprano
Part of the Songs of Travel project, Creative Europe Cooperation Project led by Music for Galway. More info here.
As Chairman of the Jury of the Clara Haskil Competition in Vevey, Switzerland in 2023, Finghin has been invited to present a concert at the BVOF. The concert will be performed by the winner of that competition, the young Malaysian pianist Magdalene Ho, who will perform solo and also with the French cellist Marc Coppey. The concert will take place in Dromore Yard.
More information about this event here.
A major new cello festival on the edge of Europe presented by Music for Galway.
incorporating Songs of Travel, a series of concerts shining a light on migration, climate change and increasing empathy.
May 18th - 7.30pm Opening concert, Leisureland:
Djuro Zivkovic New concerto for cello, piano and orchestra
with Jakob Koranyi cello and the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Martyn Brabbins
May 20th, 8.00pm -Town Hall Theatre
Ambassador Evening with Catherine Cotter and announcing the new Cellissimo Ambassador - to include Shostakovich cello sonatas and other short works.
May 21st, 8.00pm, Town Hall Theatre:
Lasse Thoresen: New work for soprano and piano trio
Beethoven Selected Irish songs for soprano and piano trio
with Rachel Croash soprano, Bogdan Sofei violin, Jakob Koranyi cello
May 23rd, 5.30pm Town Hall Theatre
Brahms Sonata in E minor for cello and piano
Piatigorsky Hungarian piece
with Natalie Clein cello
Full details announced in February at www.cellissimo.ie
Elgar Piano Quintet in A minor Op. 84
with Gwendolyn Masin violin
Minna Pensola violin
Tomoko Akasaka viola
Benedict Kloeckner cello
A European concert presented by IMUKO festival in Koblenz alongside GAIA Festival in Switzerland and Kuhmo Festival, Finland.
More information and tickets here.
Repertoire to include:
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major K. 414
Elgar Piano Quintet
Kahn Serenade Op. 73 for oboe, viola and piano
with Gwendolyn Masin violin,
Wouter Vossen violin,
Minna Pensola violin,
Antti Tikkanen violin,
Tomato Akasaka viola,
Benedikt Klöckner cello,
Sandro Meszaros cello,
Ivan Polyomov oboe
More information here.
Organised by John Whibley, Holidays with Music - a chamber music festival in a tiny French village in the Bugey, between Lyon and Geneva.
Music by Schubert and more with
Katharine Dain soprano
Magnus Johnston violin
Tom Hankey violin
Scott Dickinson viola
Alice Neary cello
Pierre Doumenge cello
Daniel Broncano clarinet
All details here
Loss, Love and Laughter
with Claudia Boyle soprano
Programme of songs from opera, chanson and Lieder - something for everyone!
Concert takes place as part of Con Brio Concert Series - more info here
Schumann selected songs
Stanford Three selected songs from “Cushendall”
Rebecca Clarke Viola Sonata (1919)
Stanford Blarney Ballads
Stanford String Quartet No. 6 Op. 122 (1910)
with Benjamin Russell baritone
Sharon Carty mezzo soprano
Andreea Banciu viola
ConTempo Quartet
Part three of a three-concert series curated by Finghin at the Kevin Barry Room of the National Concert Hall, Dublin to mark the centenary of the death of Charles V. Stanford. More information here.
Songs by Charles V. Stanford and his influences and students - Brahms / Muriel Herbert and others
with Sharon Carty mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Russell baritone
Presented as part of the Festival Lied Würzburg, with the support of Culture Ireland. Festival ink here
Stanford A Fire of Turf (seven songs)
Rebecca Clarke / Muriel Herbert Selected Songs
Stanford Clarinet Sonata op. 129 (1911)
with Benjamin Russell baritone
Sharon Carty mezzo-soprano
John Finucane clarinet
Part two of a three-concert series curated by Finghin at the Kevin Barry Room of the National Concert Hall, Dublin to mark the centenary of the death of Charles V. Stanford. More information here
Reinecke Flute Sonata “Undine” Op. 167
Stanford A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster
Brahms FAE Scherzo (1853)
Frank Bridge Three Idylls for string quartet (1906)
Stanford Fantasy No. 1 in G minor (1921)
with Ríona Ó Duinnín flute
Sharon Carty mezzo-soprano
Contempo Quartet
John Finucane clarinet
Part one of a three-concert series curated by Finghin at the Kevin Barry Room of the National Concert Hall, Dublin to mark the centenary of the death of Charles V. Stanford. More information here
Programme from new Claves CD “The Bright Day is Done”
Chaminade Aubade
Schubert/Godowsky Guten Morgen
Amy Beach A Hermit Thrush at Morn
Gerald Barry Midday
Field Midi
Eric Sweeney Evening; The Lighthouse at Hook Head
Debussy Soirée dans Grenade
Liszt Harmonies du Soir
Bartók Musiques Nocturnes
Robert Schumann In Der Nacht
Clara Schumann Notturno
Chopin Nocturne Op. 15 No. 2
More information here