Work
Split the Lark
for violin and piano
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About
This work for violin and piano was reviewed thus, "The intense heart of the concert was Eve de Castro-Robinson's Split the Lark...performed fervently..and serenely...The work suited both moods, the opening of sustained airy interweaving by the two instruments giving way now and then to more strident, stopping and starting gestures. The piece was taut throughout, but certainly intensified, closing with a fine screech of emotion at the very end." Cheryl Camm, Music in New Zealand. "Split the Lark...an airy capriciousness combined with intensity, grace and rhythmic intricacies." John Taylor, Music in New Zealand.
Commissioned note
Commissioned by Miranda Adams, with funding from QEII Arts Council (now Creative New Zealand)
Performance history
06 May 2020: University of Otago Lunchtime Concerts | NZ Music Month Concert I
Featuring: Dylan Lardelli | Gillian Whitehead
04 Sep 2024: Performed by Mozarteum Argentino (Benjamin Baker, violin, and Daniel Lebhardt, piano) at Jujuy - Teatro Mitre
06 Oct 2024: At the World's Edge Festival 2024 | Fantazi
Performed by Marako Yoshii (violin) and Keizo Fukuhara (piano)
Performed by Mark Menzies (violin) and Dan Poynton (piano)