3 Jun 2022
First United Methodist Church, Portland
, at 7:30 pm
Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Tomás Cotik, violin
Steven Byess, conductor
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Violinist, Professor & Producer
Hailed by Michael Tilson Thomas as “an excellent violinist,” Tomás Cotik is internationally recognized as a soloist, chamber musician, and professor. A much sought-after recording artist, Dr. Cotik has released seventeen CD recordings for Naxos and Centaur Records, which have received over three million streams and more than two hundred enthusiastic reviews from the international press. Committed to passing on his passion for music, Dr. Cotik is the violin professor at Portland State University.
Violinist, Professor & Producer
Hailed by Michael Tilson Thomas as “an excellent violinist,” Tomás Cotik is internationally recognized as a soloist, chamber musician, and professor. A much sought-after recording artist, Dr. Cotik has released seventeen CD recordings for Naxos and Centaur Records, which have received over three million streams and more than two hundred enthusiastic reviews from the international press. Committed to passing on his passion for music, Dr. Cotik is the violin professor at Portland State University.
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Cotik makes Kreisler seem almost smarmy, Isabelle Faust almost mannered, and Julia Fischer as though she´s filed down the detail
Fanfare Magazine
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We encounter here an extraordinary violinist, with an overwhelming technique and a musicality; the results are excellent, with little or nothing to envy the greatest interpretations that could have ever been recorded.
RITMO MAGAZINE
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NOMINATED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARDS 2018
ICMA
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I marvel at the technical skill which effortlessly encompasses these deeply contrasting styles….a technical as well as expressive master stroke
CONTEMPORARY RECORD SOCIETY
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Comparisons are inevitable; on my shelves are the Grumiaux- Haskil team, the Stern-Barenboim combination, Szymon Goldberg and Radu Lupu, and Zukerman and Neikrug readings. The Cotik-Lin duo can take its place among those earlier esteemed ensembles with heads held high.
STRINGS MAGAZINE
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Argentinean violinist Tomás Cotik… is not just another violinist. He is a passionate musician who always seems to get under the skin of the music he performs
THE ART MUSIC LOUNGE
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an extraordinary performance that can stand up against any other
TEXTURA
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there is no question but that this is the most exciting rendition of these works I’ve ever hear… this is now my benchmark performance of these works
THE ART MUSIC LOUNGE
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The BBC Music team’s current favourites
BBC MAGAZINE, Niel McKim
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Cotik conquered an impressive variety of repertoire, already now much wider than what is usual today.
CONCERTO – DAS MAGAZIN FÜR ALTE MUSIK