Linda Leine is an accomplished soloist, chamber musician, and lied accompanist who has performed successfully across Europe. Her recordings have been featured by Latvian Radio, NDR, WDR, SWR, and BR.

As a pianist, she has received scholarships from the Oscar and Vera Ritter Foundation, the Alfred Toepfer Foundation FVS, the AD Infinitum Foundation, the Claussen-Simon Foundation, and the Deutsche Orchester-Stiftung. In addition to her achievements as a soloist – including winning the Steinway Förderpreis – she was awarded 3rd Prize in the Lied Duo category at the competition “Franz Schubert and the Music of the Modern.” In 2016, she won 1st Prize at the 9th International Competition for “Verfemte Musik.”

Together with soprano Pia Davila, Linda Leine is planning several projects for the 2024/25 season. In September 2022, the duo released their album “Irgendwo auf der Welt,” featuring humorous songs by persecuted composers. With clarinetist Anna Gāgane and cellist Kristaps Bergs, she founded the Trio Fabel, which regularly collaborates with young composers and was invited to perform at the Usedomer Music Festival in 2023. As a soloist, she is dedicated to both classical and contemporary repertoire, exploring interdisciplinary connections between music, dance, and film.

In 2022, she recorded the double album “Seasons” with works by Latvian composer Georgs Pelēcis for the label SKANI, introducing the music of her homeland to a wider audience. In 2023, she appeared as a lied accompanist at the Berlied Festival in Berlin and the Nordlied Festival in Hamburg.

For many years, Linda Leine performed with pianist Daria Marshinina as a piano duo. Their concerts took them to major venues such as the Konzerthaus Berlin and to festivals including the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. They received artistic guidance from Olha Chipak and Oleksiy Kushnir, Prof. Andreas Groethuysen, Prof. Jacques Rouvier, and Sir András Schiff. Their debut CD “Schubert – Strawinsky – Vasks” earned them a nomination for the Opus Klassik 2019 award. With their innovative programs reflecting their Latvian and Russian roots, the duo has performed in Italy, the Czech Republic, Latvia, and the United States.

Linda Leine received her initial training at the Emīls Dārziņš Music School in Riga with Ilze Treija, followed by studies at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music with Prof. Arnis Zandmanis. She continued her education in Germany with Prof. Lilya Zilberstein and Prof. Burkhard Kehring at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre, and with Prof. Konrad Elser at the Lübeck University of Music, where she completed her Master’s degree with distinction. She went on to study piano duo performance with the Stenzl Professors at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre, completing both her Master’s and Concert Exam with highest honors.

Since the Winter Semester 2024/25, Linda Leine has been a lecturer in piano duo at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover. Following her debut at the Elbphilharmonie in 2024, the year 2025 marked further highlights – a concert with violinist Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Lettonica, as well as her new role as artistic project director of the NORDLIED Festival in Hamburg.

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