Latvian flutist Evelīna Erliha won 1st place at the 2025 Little Mozarts competition for young musicians ages 3 to 14. Awarded 29 out of 30 points by the jury, Erliha also won the opportunity to perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall at the end of May.

Erliha has been studying in New York City since 2024, and is currently studying at two music schools in New York City – the Kaufman Special Music School and the Mannes School of Music, one of only 15 applicants selected. She is also a musician in the Mannes Chamber Orchestra.

Evelīna Erliha oftens performs with her mother, distinguished Latvian pianist Dzintra Erliha.

Evelīna will be performing throughout the United States in the autumn of 2025, and she will be premiering a new work by composer Dace Aperāne – “Madrigal” – which the composer has dedicated to her.