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Think of the remote Chilean outpost of Easter Island and you are likely to think of the giant stone statues that are dotted around the island and whose origins are shrouded in mystery.

You are less likely, perhaps, to think of Bach, Haydn, Chopin and Rachmaninov.But for one native Easter Islander, these long-dead European composers are a daily inspiration.

Mahani Teave started playing classical music as a young girl growing up on the South Pacific island, one of the most isolated places on earth.