Mahani Teave

Mahani Teave (born 14 February 1983) is a classical pianist from Easter Island, Chile.

Mahani Teave
Background information
Birth nameMahani Teave Williams
Born (1983-02-14) February 14, 1983
Hawaii, U.S.
OriginEaster Island, Chile
GenresClassical
Instrument(s)Piano

Background

Teave was born on Hawaii, to a Rapa Nui father and an American mother.[1] She attended the Austral University and studied music at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Hanns Eisler Music Academy (where she received the Konrad Adenauer Fellowship).[2][3]

Music
Teave during a presentation in Iquique, Chile, 2012.

Teave is considered Easter Island's only professional classical musician.[3] She began playing Western classical music as a child, and, after her teacher left the island, Teave's family moved to mainland Chile so she could continue her musical education.[2]

Teave has toured globally, including performances throughout Chile, Europe, and Asia.[2] Her first performance in Canada was in 2014 at the Carleton University symposium celebrating Franz Liszt.[3]

In 2012, Teave founded the Easter Island Music School, the island's first music school, teaching piano, cello, ukulele, and violin.[2][4][5] She and her husband, Enrique Icka, manage the NGO Toki Rapa Nui, which helps sponsor the school.[6]

In 2020, producer and filmmaker John Forsen released a documentary, Song of Rapa Nui, about Teave.[7] The documentary focuses on her life journey through music as well as her contemporary work in conservation. In 2021, Teave released her debut album, Rapa Nui Odyssey.[7] It includes pieces by Bach, Chopin, Handel, Liszt, Rachmaninov and Scriabin.

Awards

In 2008, Teave's performance of Rachmaninov's Concerto No. 1 (with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Chile) was awarded the APES Prize for the best classical music performance in Chile.[3][8]

Additional awards Teave has won include the Cleveland Institute of Music Concerto Competition (2004), the Claudio Arrau International Piano Competition (1999), and Merit Prize (arts) from Andrés Bello University (2012).[3]

In 2012 Teave was selected to become a Steinway & Sons Artist.[3][9] In 2016 she received the Advancement of Women Award from Scotiabank for her leadership and work on Easter Island promoting music.[10]

References
  1. "Pianista pascuense debuta con la Orquesta Sinfónica". EMOL (in Spanish). 25 July 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. Long, Gideon (7 August 2012). "Easter Island's only concert pianist". BBC News. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. "Celebrating Liszt" (PDF). Carleton University. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. "Pianist Mahani Teave launches international campaign to build a music school in Easter Island". This is Chile. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. Edwards, Isabel Custer (13 January 2017). "The Music School on the Most Isolated Island in the World". Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. "Rapa Nui School of music and arts". Imagina Rapa Nui. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  7. Thomas May (26 February 2021). "From Easter Island, a Pianist Emerges". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. In-sil, Yang (December 2012). "KF Gallery Open Stage". KoreaFoundation. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  9. "Mahani Teave". Steinway & Sons. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  10. "Scotiabank entregó reconocimiento a Mahani Teave". economiaynegocios.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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