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 highly sought-after recording artist, Dr. Cotik has released seventeen CD recordings for Naxos and Centaur Records, accumulating over four million streams and receiving more than two hundred enthusiastic reviews from the international press. Dedicated to sharing his passion for music, Dr. Cotik currently holds the position of violin professor at Portland State University. Dr. Cotik has been honored with several prestigious awards, including the Dean’s Council Award for Research, the Kamelia Massih Outstanding Faculty Prize, a National Endowment for the Arts Grant and a Fulbright Scholar Award for Spain. During the 23/24 season he will reside in Madrid and also do projects in Barcelona and Zaragoza.
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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 highly sought-after recording artist, Dr. Cotik has released seventeen CD recordings for Naxos and Centaur Records, accumulating over four million streams and receiving more than two hundred enthusiastic reviews from the international press. Dedicated to sharing his passion for music, Dr. Cotik currently holds the position of violin professor at Portland State University. Dr. Cotik has been honored with several prestigious awards, including the Dean’s Council Award for Research, the Kamelia Massih Outstanding Faculty Prize, a National Endowment for the Arts Grant and a Fulbright Scholar Award for Spain. During the 23/24 season he will reside in Madrid and also do projects in Barcelona and Zaragoza.
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With a broad and balanced sound and great technical ability, Cotik displays well-articulated phrases, with mood contrasts, and an individualized treatment…This version of Cotik is exuberant in its beauty and greatly inspired creativity.
Sonograma
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Cotik’s performance is powerful and technically brilliant, the intonation always flawless,… fearless round, and well-balanced
CONCERTO – DAS MAGAZIN FÜR ALTE MUSIK
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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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Telemann’s Fantasias…have recently gone through something of a rediscovery and are increasingly being performed by first-rate violinists. One such is Tomás Cotik…The overall feeling that comes through here is of a performer who genuinely enjoys presenting this music.
Infodad
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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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an excellent violinist … who picks up a rigorous, natural and unusual way of understanding and interpreting music
Docenotas
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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 plays with a resonant, clear and warm tone, and dynamics, phrasing and tempi are all perfectly judged
THE WHOLE NOTE
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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 phrases this music with such feeling, making you wonder if it could possibly sound better in any other performance.
Classical Net