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a musician who prepares thoroughly and has great respect for the music he performs
The Palm Beach Arts Paper
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This is an excellent recital. I enjoy the Piazzolla Tango Etudes more as played by Cotik than by anyone else.
American Record Guide
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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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Tomás Cotik tackles these pages with a great sense of style, exhibiting a truly expressive performance in slow movements…and a very solid technique in rapid and virtuosic episodes.
GBOPERA
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His pure sound, perfect intonation and fast tempos mean that Bach’s fiendishly difficult challenges become more exposed, yet he never misses a beat… the golden glow of his violin…a sound that is honest and clean
GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE
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The playing is pristine, technically, and the recorded sound clear. This is a highly intelligent project in conception and execution.
Fanfare Magazine
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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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their lofty musicianship dwarfs their profound scholarship
Fanfare Magazine
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excellent Piazzollean style, which is not frequently found
Daniel Binelli
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These versions are unabashedly driven, backed by a slick technical ability, yielding a bold, fleet, forthright ride through the challenging yet rewarding contours of these mixed modes, occasionally dance-infused, and forward-looking Fantasias.
Early Music Review