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 on Friday night.Valentina Lisitsa posted on Twitter Thursday night that she’ll play at Lawrence Park Community Church in north Toronto.The TSO cancelled Lisitsa’s performances Wednesday and Thursday night over what symphony president and CEO Jeff Melanson called “offensive” Twitter posts.Lisitsa, an ethnic Russian born in Ukraine who now lives in the United States, said she had been accused by the orchestra of “inciting hatred” on Twitter because of her comments on the conflict in Ukraine.The …read more
Source: National Newswatch
