Doug Moe profiled Belkin back in October and he truly is a virtuoso. It was odd to have the man who once performed for Russian President Boris Yeltsin playing "Ave Maria" here in Madison. This was followed up with Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumble Bee" while his set closed with a version of Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance" that, well, rocked. His fingers swept over the keys and buttons like a whirlwind.
I chatted with him very briefly backstage and he was all smiles. Belkin has a CD in the works so I'll be sure to keep an eye out for it.
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