Tomás Cotik is internationally recognized as a soloist, chamber musician, and professor. A highly sought-after recording artist, Dr. Cotik has released nineteen CD recordings for Naxos and Centaur Records, accumulating over six million streams and receiving more than two hundred enthusiastic reviews from the international press. Dedicated to sharing his passion for music, Dr. Cotik holds the position of Professor of Violin at Portland State University.
Dr. Cotik has been recently honored with several prestigious awards, including First Prize in The American Prize for String Performance (2025), the Dean’s Council Award for Research, the Kamelia Massih Outstanding Faculty Prize, five Global Music Awards, two International Classical Music Awards nominations, a National Endowment for the Arts Grant, and a Fulbright Scholar Award for Spain.
Tomás Cotik is internationally recognized as a soloist, chamber musician, and professor. A highly sought-after recording artist, Dr. Cotik has released twenty CD recordings for Naxos and Centaur Records, accumulating over six million streams and receiving more than two hundred enthusiastic reviews from the international press. Dedicated to sharing his passion for music, Dr. Cotik holds the position of Professor of Violin at Portland State University.
Dr. Cotik has been recently honored with several prestigious awards, including the First Prize in the American Prize for String Performance (2025), the Dean’s Council Award for Research, the Kamelia Massih Outstanding Faculty Prize, three Global Music Awards, two International Classical Music Awards nominations, a National Endowment for the Arts Grant and a recent Fulbright Scholar Award for Spain.
Internationally acclaimed violinist and Portland State University professor Tomás Cotik presents a violin program spanning three centuries of music. The concert features works by Telemann and Bach alongside evocative pieces by Albéniz, Tárrega, and Piazzolla, and the virtuosic brilliance of Paganini. The program highlights the violin’s aesthetic and expressive breadth across contrasting styles and eras.
