Pianist Dzintra Erliha began playing the piano at the age of three. Her first teachers were her parents, professional musicians who quickly discovered she had perfect pitch. Erliha studied at the Emīls Dārziņš College of Music, the Jāzeps Mediņš Riga College of Music and the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (Prof. Arnis Zandmanis), earning a master’s degree with distinction. In 2013, she received her PhD in Art Science after defending her dissertation about Latvian composer Lūcija Garūta. Erliha has won awards at many international pianist competitions, including the Roma-1997 competition in Italy (1st place), the Ludmila Knezkova-Hussey Piano Competition in Canada (3rd place), and the Nikolai Rubinstein Piano Competition in France (1st place). With the support of the Marta Kundrāte-Tūtere Memorial Fund, Erliha studied in Canada with the distinguished pianist Arturs Ozoliņš. She supplemented her knowledge at international master classes with professors Lazar Berman, Barry Douglas, Victor Eresko, Igor Lazko, Philippe Giusiano, Birgitta Wollenweber, Zhu Xiao-Mei, Oleg Mantur, Mūza Rubackytė, Aldona Dvarionaitė, and others. She has performed in Latvia as well as the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Iceland, France, Finland, Poland, Ukraine, and elsewhere around the world. Her Carnegie Hall debut will take place on Feb 9, 2024 Further information: www.dzintraerliha.com