From Austria to Argentina

Tomas Cotik and Chuck Dillard performing together

From Austria to Argentina

Saturday, October 16, 7:00 PM

Lincoln Recital Hall
$20 General Admission

Join PSU faculty members Tomas Cotik (Violin) and Chuck Dillard (Piano) for a recital of Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons Concerto No. 3 "Autumn", and pieces by Astor Piazzolla.

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Tomas Cotik

Hailed by Michael Tilson Thomas as "an excellent violinist," Tomás Cotik was a first-prize winner at the National Broadcast Music Competition in his native Argentina in 1997, and the winner of the Government of Canada Award for 2003-2005. An avid recording artist, Dr. Cotik has recorded fifteen CDs. Cotik’s two previous Piazzolla albums on Naxos have been met with critical acclaim, described by different critics as "among the very best" Piazzolla albums, “by some distance, Naxos's best Piazzolla recordings,” as well as “exceptional... Piazzolla can be played differently than this, but probably not better” (Downbeat Magazine). His latest Piazzolla CD on Naxos was nominated for the International Classical Music Awards and his recent recording of Mozart’s complete sonatas has 2 Million streams on Spotify. Committed to passing on his passion for music, Dr. Tomás Cotik is Associate Professor of Violin at Portland State University.

Chuck Dillard

Pianist Chuck Dillard is a multi-faceted and sought after performer, educator, conductor, lecturer, producer, and arranger. Highlights from his 2020-2021 season include performing with Met Opera baritone Damien Geter, producing a virtual production of Menotti’s “The Old Maid and the Thief”, presenting a lecture “Beyond the Pants Role” for the College Music Society, and speaking at a Symposium on Transgender and Non-Binary Voice Pedagogy. In addition to maintaining a professional performance career, Chuck is passionate about sharing the stage with student artists. He is Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano at Portland State University and Founder and Artistic Director of Queer Opera. His doctorate is from the University of Colorado at Boulder.