Not content to merely master the tricky art of the piano, Gleb Kolyadin manages the even trickier art of crossing prog and classical without relying on volume or bombast. Even if his brand of fusion has plenty of electricity and a share of sweeping drama, somehow this degree of brain-twisting complexity never feels pompous or overblown.
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