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Ukrainian media outlets: The TSO said its ban is in response to claims "by Ukrainian media outlets" that Lisitsa views in opposition to the war in eastern Ukraine as expressed on Twitter and Facebook are "deeply offensive." The Symphony told her that it would pay her for the two cancelled performances but only if she stayed silent on the matter, according to Rabble. She has not. It is in response to the decision of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra to cancel two performances by her with the symphony planned for April 8 and 9 of Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2. The TSO banning is a consequence of intense lobbying by the powerful and wealthy right wing activists in the Ukrainian community in Canada and their international network. Their lobbying efforts in Ottawa and in Canada mainstream press have been very successful in convincing parliamentarians and newspaper and CBC editors that there is one and only one narrative worthy of consideration concerning the war Kyiv is waging in eastern Ukraine: "Blame Russia." Valentina Lisitsa is a hugely popular, international classical pianist. They are intensely supportive of Kyiv war. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.