Lev Vinocour is a pianist from Russia, who adopted the German citizenship in 2002. He began his studies at the age of 6. He studied at the School of Music in St. Petersburg and continued his studies at the Moscow Conservatory under the direction of Lev Vlassenko. He has won prizes in many competitions, such as Busoni International Competition, International Piano Competition in Epinal, France and the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition. He has also recorded CDs, the most known being his performance of Schumann.