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 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.
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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 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.
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Cotik sounds consistently brilliant
STRINGS MAGAZINE
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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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a new way of looking at, understanding and perceiving music from different eras
SONOGRAMA MAGAZINE
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NOMINATED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARDS 2018
ICMA
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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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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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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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The BBC Music team’s current favourites
BBC MAGAZINE, Niel McKim
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remarkable, artistic and expressive interpretations … at a high level and perfectly adapted to the respective styles
PIZZICATO