Finghin Collins - The Great Journey: From Ireland to Canada
b"The wonderful Irish pianist Finghin Collins is joined by three superb Canadian musicians on a musical voyage from Ireland to Canada. Conservatoire de Montr\\xe9al July 4th: Ottawa - Music and Beyond Festival Juy 5th: Domaine Forget de Charlevoix July 9th One of Ireland's most successful musicians, Finghin Collins was born in Dublin in 1977 and, following initial lessons with his sister Mary, studied piano at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with John O'Conor and at the Geneva Conservatoire with Dominique Merlet. Winner of the RT\\xc9 Musician of the Future Competition in 1994 and the Classical Category at the National Entertainment Awards in Ireland in 1998, he went on to take first prize at the Clara Haskil Competition in Switzerland in 1999. Since then, he has continued to enjoy a flourishing international career that takes him all over Europe and the United States, as well to the Far East and Australia."