The Hell With It: Toronto Symphony Pulls Concerto From Program Altogether

When the TSO bought out Valentina Lisitsa’s contract because of controversial statements she tweeted about the situation in Ukraine, they engaged Stewart Goodyear as her replacement – whereupon he became the target of abuse and threats on social media from Lisitsa fans and/or Putin partisans. So the TSO threw up its hands. (includes astonished, heartfelt statement from Goodyear)