Last nights spectacular concert starring Russian pianist Ilya Rashkovskiy was a fitting end to what has been described by many as the ‘best festival yet’!

Living in a country so far removed from the cultural centres of Europe and America can sometimes give one a feeling of detachment and it is weeks like this that help us to bridge that divide.

Sitting amongst the ‘almost capacity’ crowd in the Concert Chamber last night one could be forgiven for imagining that we were in London, Paris or New York.

Auckland Town Hall, Concert Chamber . Wednesday . 24th April - 8pm

New Zealand International Piano Festival 2013 - Steinway Artist, KONSTANZE EICKHORST
Sunday . 21st April - 4.30pm - Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall

Now underway at the Auckland Town Hall, Concert Chamber.