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Toronto Symphony Orchestra drops pianist over controversial comments
17:35 Apr 7 2015 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has cancelled the performances of Ukrainian pianist Valentina Lisitsa in light controversial statements made on Twitter opposing the regime in Ukraine. The TSO has stated that accusations against Lisitsa of "deeply offensive language" by the Ukrainian media have compelled them to pull her performances.News Source Link
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/04/06/tso-yanks-ukrainian-born-pianists-shows-after-talk-of-deeply-offensive-comments.htmlhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/ukrainian-born-soloist-dropped-from-tso-for-her-political-views/article23812295/
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