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Ukraine-born pianist’s Toronto concert cancelled over pro-Russia remarks


Valentina Lisitsa, who has a huge online following, has criticised western journalists for supposed bias in covering events in UkraineA pianist has been struck off the concert programme with a Canadian orchestra for expressing her support for pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine.Valentina Lisitsa, a Ukraine-born pianist, was due to play Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 2 with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra on Friday night, but her performance was scrapped over “ongoing accusations of deeply offensive language” on Twitter, said the orchestra’s president, Jeff Melanson. … …read more

Source: The Guardian

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