Ukraine-born classical pianist Valentina Lisitsa performs live on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London on June 19, 2012. (Andrew Cowie/AFP/GettyImages)
TORONTO — A Ukrainian-born pianist who has been barred from performing with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra says she’ll be giving a free concert in Toronto tonight.
Valentina Lisitsa posted on Twitter Thursday night that she’ll play at Lawrence Park Community Church in north Toronto.
However, church minister John Suk says they have “not rented the church sanctuary to her” and is checking to see another renter “squeezed her in” without telling them.
Suk said in an email to The Canadian Press that …read more
Source: Macleans
