Erika Jakobsone is a Latvian pianist.
She is a laureate of a number of international and national competitions in solo, chamber music and composition. Participated in the summer courses "Yaro Summer School" in Rostock with Stephan Imorde, in the Rīga Jūrmala Festival with Leif Ove Andsnes, in the international project of the Baltic States, Finland and Sweden "Crossing Keyboards" festival.
Erika has played with the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra and Jāzeps Vītols Music Academy Symphony Orchestra.
Her first piano teachers were Elga Klipa (Ogres Music school) and Lelde Paula (Emīls Dārziņš music school). Later, she became a student of Sergei Osokin at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music.
She has attended masterclasses with such pianists as Naums Gruberts, Hamsa Al-Wadi Juris, Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist, Diana Ketler, Evgeny Sinaiski and other.
In 2024 Erika took part in International Summer Academy for Young Artists in Bayerische Musikakademie Marktoberdorf with professor Willem Brons. Also after that, she was a participant in Willem Brons International Masterclasses in Amsterdam.
Currently, Erika is studying in the Folkwang Universität der Künste Duo Class with Evgeny Sinaiski. Also actively performs concerts both as a solo artist and as a chamber musician.
