Elena Kuschnerova (Russian: Еле́на Ефи́мовна Кушнеро́ва, romanized: Yelena Yefimovna Kushnerova; born 6 January 1959 in Moscow) is a Russian-born classical pianist.

At the age of nine, Kuschnerova made her first appearance with orchestra conducted by Aram Khachaturian playing Bach's Keyboard Concerto No.

[1][2] As a piano professor she taught master classes in Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, and the USA.

Harold Schonberg, the former chief music critic for The New York Times, wrote about Kuschnerova's "Scriabin - 12 Études, Op.

He acknowledges her "flawless technique" and "enormous tonal wisardry" and calls her "pianist par excellence".