Mahani Teave on
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This concert will run for 60-minutes and be performed without an intermission.
Award-winning pianist and humanitarian Mahani Teave (Ma-HA-nee Tay-AH-veh) is a pioneering artist who bridges the creative world with education and environmental activism, and the only professional classical musician on her native Easter Island. Her debut album, Rapa Nui Odyssey, was number one on the Billboard charts and received raves from critics, including BBC Music Magazine, which noted her “natural pianism” and “magnificent artistry.”
Her inspirational story was chronicled by 15-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker John Forsen in a new documentary, Song of Rapa Nui, available globally on Amazon Prime Video. At 30, on the cusp of a burgeoning career, she decided to return home to found her island’s first music school, Toki Rapa Nui, a self-sustaining ecological wonder which also teaches children about renewable natural resources and their quickly-fading cultural heritage.
Mahani Teave joins us from her native Easter Island for the Series’ 25th American Recital Debut.
PRELUDE 2023
CELEBRATING A WORLD OF PERFORMING ARTS
Monday, September 11, 2023, 6 p.m.
with Mahani Teave
The 1900 Building
1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Mission Woods, KS
Prelude benefactors will enjoy a reception, performance & conversation with pianist Mahani Teave, and an elegant dinner on Monday, September 11, 2023; they will also participate in the presentation of the Richard Harriman Award for Excellence in the Arts and will be invited to an exclusive benefactor reception. Read more here.
Questions? Please contact Eryn Bates Kemp at 816.415.7814 or batese@hjseries.org