Violinist Tomas Cotik is internationally recognized as a chamber musician, soloist, orchestra musician and teacher. Most recently, he has performed as first violinist of the Harrington String Quartet, Concertmaster of the Amarillo Symphony and was on the faculty at West Texas A&M University. A CD to be released during 2010 includes both Mendelssohn Quintets with violist, James Dunham and produced by Blanton Alspaugh.

As a chamber musician Mr. Cotik has collaborated with members from the Cleveland, Miami, Pro Arte and Vogler String Quartets among others.  He has played recitals in Germany, Holland, Canada, USA, Argentina Japan and throughout the U.S. participating in more than 15 international music festivals.

A former member and rotating principal of the New World Symphony, Tomas Cotik holds a Bachelor and Master in Music from the Freiburg University of Music in Germany and an Artist Diploma from the Glenn Gould School in Toronto. He studied with Nicolas Chumachenco and Lorand Fenyves. He also worked under the guidance of the Vermeer, Tokyo and Endellion String Quartets, as well as notable artists, including Midori, Christian Tetzlaff, Ana Chumachenko Heinz Holliger, Leon Fleisher and the leaders of Vienna, Berlin, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland and San Francisco Symphony.

He has performed with several internationally prominent conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Valery Gergiev, Roberto Abbado, Yakov Kreizberg, Marin Alsop, Stephan Deneve, Roger Norrington and Robert Spano at important venues including Carnegie Hall.

Tomas is a first prize winner at the National Broadcast Music Competition in his native Argentina in 1997 and the Government of Canada Award for 2003-2005.

During last season Mr. Cotik has appeared as a soloist in Amarillo, Miami and Toronto performing Bruch Violin Concerto, Schubert Rondo for violin and strings and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. He also presented violin solo as well as violin and piano recitals in the U.S.

Tomas is currently the principal second violinist of the Florida Grand Opera and also plays with the Florida Orchestra and Firebird Chamber Orchestra among other groups. Upcoming engagements as a soloist include a performance of Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in Toronto.