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 fifteen 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.
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 fifteen 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.
Cotik’s performances are full of color, possess an elegant virtuosity and above all achieve the lyrical refinement that springs from a music that catches us by its rhythmic and melodic seduction
REVISTA MUSICAL CATALANS
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Tomás Cotik’s deeply analytical playing adds to an exhilarating display of the musical wonders the composer saw in the violin
GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE
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Cotik sounds consistently brilliant
STRINGS MAGAZINE
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I highly commend Mr. Cotik for his innovative interpretations and I hope many future audiences will experience his musical excellence
Gary Burton
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I’ve had a listen to a few alternatives…including Isaac Stern with Daniel Baremboim and Lydia Mordkovitch, but this duo pretty much ticks all the boxes
MusicWeb International
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Editor´s Picks
DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
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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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Cotik has a consistently brilliant violinism and warm, enveloping sound
GBOPERA MAGAZINE
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Cotik plays with a resonant, clear and warm tone, and dynamics, phrasing and tempi are all perfectly judged
THE WHOLE NOTE
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Cotik phrases this music with such feeling, making you wonder if it could possibly sound better in any other performance.
