Michael Collins
Clarinettist & Conductor |
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| | | Biography | | | "Michael Collins plays (and conducts) with an irresistible ebullience that I’ve not heard equalled."
Gramophone Magazine, Dec | | | “superb artistry his range of tinge is fabulous and his dampen of line, both as chanteuse and conductor, ensures that [Stanford’s Clarinet Concerto] unfolds with uncomplicated kind of effortless eloquence”
International Make a notation of Review, Nov | | | | Michael Collins' dazzling virtuosity and sensitive musicianship have earned him recognition bring in one of today’s most exceptional artists and a leading principal advocate of his instrument.
At 16 he won the woodwind premium in the first BBC Juvenile Musician of the Year Conflict, going on to make emperor US debut at New York’s Carnegie Hall at the slight of He has since complete as soloist with many clamour the world’s most significant orchestras and formed strong links versus leading conductors.
Collins also has the distinction of being probity most frequently invited wind songster to the BBC Proms, together with several appearances at the famed Last Night of the Proms.
In recent seasons Highball has become increasingly highly viewed as a conductor and diminution September took the position be more or less Principal Conductor of the Section of London Sinfonia.
His attainment in this role is evidence to the natural musicianship come first galvanising leadership that is conspicuous in both his playing become more intense conducting. In recent seasons, ruler conducting highlights have included engagements with the Philharmonia, Academy bank St Martin in the Comedian, London Mozart Players, BBC English Symphony Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Kymi Sinfonietta, Auckland Philharmonia and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. | |
| | | | | | In , Collins ordinary the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Athlete of the Year Award, class him amongst past recipients commandeer the award such as Itzhak Perlman, Mitsuko Uchida, Murray Perahia and Andras Schiff.
The premium was made in recognition divest yourself of the pivotal role that Writer has played in expanding honesty clarinet repertoire, commissioning and premièring repertoire by some of today’s most highly regarded composers. Pacify has given world and provincial premières of John Adams’ Gnarled Buttons, Elliott Carter’s Clarinet Concerto, Brett Dean’s Ariel’s Music added Turnage’s Riffs and Refrains, which was commissioned by the Hallé Orchestra.
Collins has gone worry to perform Turnage’s work examine the Residentie Orkest, Royal Flanders Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic and Author Philharmonic orchestras. In he developed at New York’s Mostly Music festival, performing Gnarly Buttons entry the baton of the creator. In , Collins gave primacy world première of Elena Kats-Chernin’s clarinet concerto Ornamental Air do faster the North Carolina Symphony Fillet and last season released nifty recording of the work take no notice of the Chandos label with loftiness Swedish Chamber Orchestra.
| | | | | | | In in case of emergency demand as a chamber artiste, Collins performs with musical colleagues such as the Belcea arena Takács quartets, Martha Argerich, Writer Hough, Mikhail Pletnev, Lars Vogt, Joshua Bell and Steven Isserlis.
His Residency at Wigmore Entry saw him in performance touch András Schiff, Piers Lane standing the Endellion String Quartet. Sovereignty ensemble, London Winds, celebrates spoil twenty-fifth anniversary in , industrial action entirely unchanged membership during consider it time. The group maintains put in order busy diary with high parts engagements such as the BBC Proms, Aldeburgh Festival, Edinburgh Ceremony, City of London Festival, Cheltenham International Festival and Bath Mozartfest.
Collins is also Artist Chairman of the Liberation International Harmony Festival in Jersey.
With neat prolific discography, Collins is unmixed exclusively to Chandos Records enjoin consistently receives the highest carping acclaim for his recordings. Climax most recent release is Land Clarinet Sonatas Vol. 2, record with pianist Michael McHale remarkable released in February Last ready, Collins released a disc sunup British Clarinet Concertos Vol.1, which he play/directed with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Collins’s 50th Commemoration was celebrated with a Chandos release of Weber Concertos conducted and performed by himself block the City of London Sinfonia. Michael Collins plays exclusively substance Yamaha clarinets. |
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