Gotlib (née Brovak) Valentina (b. 1946) — pianist and educator.

Valentina Gotlib graduated from the Latvian Conservatory (class of Prof. K. Blumental) and pursued further studies at the Leningrad Conservatory under Professor Nathan Perelman. She gave her first solo concert at the age of 19.

Valentina Gotlib frequently performed solo concerts in Latvia, Armenia, Russia, and elsewhere, and made numerous recordings for radio and television. From 1973, she headed the piano department at Jelgava Music College, and between 1991 and 1993, she taught at the Emīls Dārziņš Music School.

From 1976, she lectured at the Department of Piano at the Latvian Conservatory. Among her pupils were L. Muižarājs, I. Zhuravska, I. Davydova, E. Kamshilova, N. Rubstova, I. Kalnina, N. Dirvuk, and V. Rytov.

In 1994, she moved to the United States. She continued to perform solo concerts and is a member of the Music Teachers' Association of Southern California and the National Association for Professional Music Teachers. She also conducted masterclasses for the Association and teaches at her own studio.

In 2000, Valentina Gotlib became a lecturer at California State University, Long Beach. In 2002, she toured in Latvia for the first time.