Tomás Cotik presents a program centered on Spanish and Hispanic traditions for solo violin and violin with piano, highlighting the violin’s dialogue with Spanish guitar idioms through music by Albéniz, Tárrega, Falla, and Sarasate, alongside the Argentine voices of Piazzolla and Ennio Bolognini. Works drawn from Cotik’s previous recordings appear alongside repertoire connected to an upcoming Spanish-focused recording project, presented here as a free public recital made possible by a grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council and the Office of Arts & Culture. Pianist Shinmyung Rho joins for the Spanish and selected works.
Tomás Cotik, violin
Shinmyung Rho, piano
Part I – Solo Violin
Telemann – Fantasia No. 1 in B-flat major
J. S. Bach – Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Chaconne
Ennio Bolognini – Serenata del Gaucho (arr. Luciano Di Renzo)
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Études Nos. 3 and 4
Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra (arr. for violin)
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias (Leyenda) (arr. for violin)
Part II – Violin & Piano
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel – Arioso
Franz Schubert – Impromptu in G-flat major, Op. 90 No. 3 (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile
Manuel de Falla – El sombrero de tres picos: Danza del molinero
Manuel de Falla – Suite populaire espagnole (arr. Paul Kochański)
Isaac Albéniz – Córdoba
Isaac Albéniz – Cádiz
Pablo de Sarasate – Introduction et Tarantelle, Op. 43
This concert is supported by a grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council and the Office of Arts & Culture.
Photo of Tomás by So-Min Kang
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