Lev Oborin (11 November 1907 - 5 January 1974) was a Russian pianist. He was the winner of the first International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in 1927. November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition is one of the oldest and the most prestigious piano competition in the world, organized in Warsaw since 1927 and held every 5 years since 1955. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The family moved a lot during his early childhood. When they settled down in Moscow in 1914, he was sent to music school. He studied with Jelena Gnesin, a pupil of Ferruccio Busoni. At the same time, he studied composition with Alexander Gretchaninoff and achieved admirable results. Dante Michaelangelo Benvenuto Ferruccio Busoni (April 1, 1866 – July 27, 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, music teacher and conductor. ... Alexander Gretchaninoff (October 25, 1864 Moscow, – January 3, 1956 New York) was a Russian Romantic composer, a student of Sergei Taneyev and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov known for his childrens music, and also for his liturgical and other choral music. ...

In 1921, Oborin was accepted into Moscow Conservatory as a student of piano and composition. He completed his piano studies in 1926. In the same year, news reached Moscow of the First International Chopin Competition in Warsaw and his piano teacher Konstantin Igumnov immediately thought of him. The Moscow Conservatory is a prominent music school in Russia. ...

After he has won the first prize in the competition, he had concerts in Poland and in Germany. Until 1945 he performed exclusively in Russia and taught at the Moscow Conservatory at the same time.

In 1935 he played his first concert with the violinist David Oistrakh, with whom he continued to collaborate all of his life. During the years 1941 to 1963, he played in a trio with the violinist David Oistrakh and cellist Sviatoslav Knushevitsky, achieving international fame. David Fiodorovich Oistrakh (Russian: Давид Фёдорович Ойстрах; September 30, 1908 – October 24, 1974) was a Soviet Ukrainian violinist who made many recordings, and was the dedicatee of numerous violin works. ... A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, almost always a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. ...

He gave first public performances of several modern composers, including Khachaturian, Shebalin, Miaskovsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Aram Ilich Khachaturian (Armenian: Արամ Խաչատրյան, Russian: Аpaм Ильич Xaчaтypян) (June 6, 1903 – May 1, 1978) was a composer of classical music. ... Nikolai Myaskovsky (ru: Николай Мясковский) (April 20, 1881 – August 8, 1950) was a Russian composer. ... Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев) (April 271, 1891 – March 5, 1953) was one of the Soviet Unions greatest composers. ... Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich (Russian Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович) (September 25, 1906 – August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. ...

He trained many pianists, including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Mikhail Voskresensky, Dmitri Sakharov, Alexander Bakhchiev and Andrei Egorov. Vladimir Ashkenazy Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (sometimes transliterated Ashkenazi) (Russian: Влади́мир А́шкенази) (born July 6, 1937), is a conductor and pianist. ...

Oborin was a member of the jury of the Fourth and Fifth International Chopin Competitions in Warsaw and of other competitions in Moscow, Lisbon, Paris, Leeds and Zwickau.