La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest series continues through Aug. 26 at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
Two sides of Robert Schumann served as bookends for Wednesday evening’s “Fantastic Tales” concert at La Jolla Music Society’s Baker-Baum Concert Hall, an event just as carefully and successfully sculpted as this season’s other SummerFest offerings.
Violinists Erin Keefe and Alexi Kenney combined with a buoyant, forward drive in their tandem moments in the first movement, while cellist Efe Baltacigil and violist Masumi Per Rostad became one instrument in the lyrical, singing second theme. Pianist Roman Rabinovich has been very impressive at the Baker-Baum this season: his playing combines immediacy and power with elegant soft edges and an ability to fuse with other ensemble members.
Thomas Adès is this Summerfest’s composer-in-residence, though his roles in the festival take many forms. He was pianist/conductor for Leos Janácek’s Concertino for Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Two Violins, Viola, and Piano. This is a surprising, programmatic work — multicolored, long on humor and showing Janácek’s mastery of timbre and color. Focusing on narrative over virtuosity, this is as much a story as a concerto.
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