A concert by pianist Leonskaya was canceled in the Netherlands due to her performance in Moscow.

The performance of the famous pianist Elizabeth Leonskaya, which was scheduled to take place on December 4 in the concert hall of the Dutch city of Eindhoven, has been canceled. This was announced on November 19 by the press service of the concert hall.

"Circumstances leave us with no choice but to cancel the concert scheduled for December 4," the article says.

It is clarified that the reason for the cancellation was the pianist's performance with a free concert for military personnel in Moscow, which was interpreted as Russia's support in the conflict in Ukraine. Another reason was Leonskaya's Russian origin, despite her Austrian citizenship.

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The local media has already called the government's decision a "return of fascism."

ERR TV and radio company reported on November 13 that the concert of the American rock metal band Limp Bizkit, which was supposed to take place in May 2026, was canceled in Tallinn, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the band's leader Fred Durst a supporter of Russia. It was clarified that in 2015, Durst expressed his willingness to spend "the same amount of time in Crimea as in the United States" if he obtained Russian citizenship.

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