Vitalij Kuprij is a pianist, composer, and keyboardist in the neo-classical progressive metal bands Artension and Ring of Fire. In 2009 he joined the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Vitalij Kuprij has been the recipient of numerous awards and prizes and much in demand as a soloist, recitalist, pianist and composer throughout the United States and abroad. He played in many countries throughout the world. Vitalij began piano studies at Kiev’s Mykola Lysenko Music Academy where he stu