Past Concerts

Experience an evening of exquisite music featuring the works of Robert and Clara Schumann, performed by renowned violinist and PSU professor Tomás Cotik and acclaimed pianist Grace Choi. This concert showcases the profound emotional depth and lyrical beauty of the Schumanns’ compositions for violin and piano.

Repertoire:

Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
Clara Schumann: Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22

Intermission –

Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121

Performers:
Tomás Cotik, Violin
Grace Choi, Piano

Schumann Sonatas with Grace Choi

Tomás Cotik received a Fulbright Scholar Award for Spain for the entire 23/24 academic season that will coincide with my sabbatical at Portland State University.

Allegro HD, Eurochannel, multiple TV streams of a 60-minute program with videos of Piazzolla for violin and orchestra on the most important classical music pay c in Latin America.

Presentation on the panel “Enduring Legacies and their Impact on the Arts” Piazzolla’s Immigrant Story, Musical Style, and Sound Effects, Cordoba Spain

Masterclasses, Conservatorio Superior de Música “Manuel Massotti Littel,” Murcia, April 18-20, 2024

Presentation: “Interpretation issues in Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas and Suites: a historically informed approach and the genesis of an individual interpretation.” Pietro Mascagni Conservatory, Livorno, Italy.

Masterclasses, Pietro Mascagni Conservatory in Livorno, Italy, April 9-10, 2024

Presentation: “A natural approach to playing the violin.” Pietro Mascagni Conservatory, Livorno, Italy.

Masterclasses, Escuela Superior de Música de Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain.

Presentation “A natural approach to playing the violin.” Escuela Superior de Música de Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain.

Presentation: Interpretation issues in Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas and Suites: a historically informed approach and the genesis of an individual interpretation.” Escuela Superior de Música de Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain.

Conservatorio Teresa Berganza. Presentation: interdisciplinary projects and production, and Entrepreneurship.

Chamber Music Masterclasses, Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid: Sala Tomas Luis de Vitoria, Spain