Pianist Nikolai Saratovsky in Featherston and Masterton

A Top Pianist Returns to New Zealand:
Mulled Wine Concerts Presents Nikolai Saratovsky
Nikolai Saratovsky is an internationally acclaimed concert pianist, enjoying a stellar career.
He has already won a number of major international piano competitions and has an
extraordinary repertoire, ranging from Bach to the latest contemporary composers. As well
as performing on the concert circuit in Europe and Asia, he is a noted academic occupying
a senior position in one of the largest music schools in Asia, in Taiwan.
Mulled Wine Concerts, will present a piano recital by Nikolai Saratovsky at 7:30PM on 23
June 2023 at the historic Anzac Hall, Featherston and on Wednesday 28 June at 7.30 pm in Wairarapa College, 83 Pownall St, Masterton.
Organiser Mary Gow, a concert pianist herself, tells the story of how she met Saratovsky at his recital in Brussels and
mentioned that she came from New Zealand. "His eyes lit up - he told me that he and his Japanese-born wife had always dreamed of visiting New Zealand! From there, it was a short step to discussing possibilities - I arranged a concert tour for him in 2018 and he had such a good reception, he wanted to return – this he did in 2019 and NZ audiences raved".
And then, of course came Covid, the shut-down of international travel and the cancellation
of concerts everywhere.
So it is only now in 2023 that we will have the opportunity of hearing him once more.

Saratovsky studied at the Moscow State Conservatory graduating with the Award for
Academic Excellence and a Master's degree, and has gone on to win numerous awards
for his musical accomplishments. He regularly gives master classes in Japan, Russia, The
USA, Canada, Luxembourg and Taiwan. Since his last visit to New Zealand he has done
concert tours in England, Korea, Japan and Africa.
Mary Gow feels that his visit to New Zealand represents a wonderful opportunity for
Wairarapa audiences to catch a star during his brief visit to New Zealand. "The Mulled
Wine Concert Series always tries to bring audiences the sort of artists that discerning
audiences will appreciate and we are very lucky that this year he has again managed to fit
us into his schedule. To see a pianist of this quality and fire is an opportunity not to be
missed".
Nikolai Saratovsky will present a recital of works including Schubert Impromptus, “Spanish
Rhapsody” by Liszt, and works by Scarlatti, Chopin, Tchaikowsky and Shostakovich and
others.
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Mulled Wine Concerts presents a piano recital by Nikolai Saratovsky at 7:30 PM on
Friday 23 June, 2023 at the Anzac Hall, Bell Street, Featherston.
Pre-sales $35 and $15 (students)
Wednesday 28 June, 2023 at Wairarapa College, 93 Pownall St, Masterton door sales only. $35/15 student

Online sales: marygow@gmail.com. Tel: 021 101 9609
Info: www.mulledwineconcerts.com, or like us on FaceBook: Mulled Wine Concerts.
Ticket outlets for Featherston concert only : Dickensian Bookshop, Featherston; i:SITE Martinborough and Masterton;
Mrs Blackwell's Village Bookshop, Greytown.