[1] He won first prize at the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Vevey, Switzerland, in 1999.
Collins was artist-in-residence at Waterford Institute of Technology from 2005 to 2009, and has also acted as artistic director for the New Ross Piano Festival.
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
[2] In 1999, Collins won the top prize at the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition.