Canada: Russian Pianist Canceled Even After Denouncing His Country

Russian pianist Alexander Malofeev has condemned his native country's invasion and war against Ukraine, but that hasn't kept a string of his concerts from being canceled. https://t.co/vocgf6cxqC

— NPR Music (@nprmusic) March 13, 2022

Well, they canceled Tchaikovsky without even attempting to contact his spirt with a seance to see if he was willing to denounce his country as evil.

So it isn’t really surprising that Russians are now being canceled even after denouncing their country as evil.

NPR:

Russian pianist Alexander Malofeev, 20, has condemned his native country’s invasion and war against Ukraine. But that hasn’t kept a string of his concerts from being canceled in Canada, from Montreal to Vancouver. Arts organizations cite the war’s terrible toll on civilians, expressing solidarity with Ukraine — and with Ukrainian members of their community and staff. But Malofeev’s defenders say he’s being unfairly punished.

Malofeev had already arrived in Montreal for three dates with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, when the concerts were canceled.

The orchestra said it wouldn’t be appropriate for Malofeev to perform, adding “We look forward to welcoming this exceptional artist when the context allows it,” according to the Montreal Gazette.

You see that – they’re not even condemning him as an individual.

They’re saying that Russians, as a race, are not allowed to participate in society.

“When the context allows it” means “when we’re not in the middle of a hate campaign against his race.” Of course, there is no reason to believe this hate campaign will end.

Malofeev expressed his disappointment via Facebook, apologizing to the audience and saying his concerts were nixed “due to political reasons.”

“Honestly, the only thing I can do now is to pray and cry,” the pianist said in another post this week. “It would seem that there are obvious conclusions: no problem can be solved by war, people cannot be judged by their nationality. But why, in a few days, has the whole world rolled back into a state where every person has a choice between fear and hatred?”

The famed young pianist said he has often been asked to make a statement about Ukraine — but, he added, “I feel very uncomfortable about this and also think that it can affect my family in Russia.”

As he described the dilemma he’s now in, Malofeev added, “I do understand that my problems are very insignificant compared to those of people in Ukraine, including my relatives who live there.”

After the Russian invasion, the OSM performed Ukraine’s national anthem, saying that it “wishes to carry the universal message of music” and unite cultures. But after the Russian pianist’s performances were called off, a commenter on that post asked, “If music is a universal message of peace, why are you banning Malofeev from performing? He is for peace and he is opposed to the war!”

That commenter is probably going to be hunted down and given the “trucker treatment.”

Anyone who thinks Russians have a right to even exist is a traitor to the core values of double anal democracy.

In the U.S., the Metropolitan Opera in New York City recently dropped Russian soprano Anna Netrebko from upcoming performances, due to her longstanding association with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Malofeev recently had August performances canceled by the Vancouver Recital Society. Like many arts organizations, it’s resuming live programming after a long pandemic delay. But it’s also now coping with the fallout from its decision not to host Malofeev.

The Vancouver Recital Society said it could not “present a concert by any Russian artist at this moment in time unless they are prepared to speak out publicly against this war.”

Malofeev then posted, “The truth is that every Russian will feel guilty for decades because of the terrible and bloody decision that none of us could influence and predict.”

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The recital society also said that if Malofeev were to perform, it would likely spark protests and the need for extra security.

“The truth is that many in our city don’t have the appetite for this concert at this time,” the Vancouver organization said.

Well, he’s pretty faggy and cucky.

More like penisist, amirite?

He would have ended up in the same situation he’s in now if he would have said “exterminate the Ukrainians, level their cities, kill every last Jew-loving neo-Nazi Ukie untermensch and move actual human beings into the Ukrainian territory.”

This whole dynamic that has emerged is bizarre and confusing.

I truly do not understand the long-term goals here.

This demonization is resulting in pogroms. It isn’t subtle. The media and governments of the West are encouraging blind hatred against the entire Russian race.

At the same time, the media narrative is also that Russians are going to rise up and overthrow Putin.

But this penisist is someone who probably would support removing Putin. Or he would have before he was personally targeted and had his career wrecked by people who hate him of his race. Now, he’s likely to support Putin.

This goes for every single Russian who sees this story, which is no doubt being blasted across Russian media.

The entire agenda is focused on the domestic audience, whipping them into this frenzy of hatred. It’s all just a Twitter campaign.

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But how is it possible that they are simply not considering the implications of an invigorated Russia that is rallying around Putin, against the West?

They are triggering a reverse hate campaign in Russia – the only difference is that Russia views this as an existential crisis, while the West views it as a frivolous moral campaign.

Russians are going to be willing to sacrifice a lot more than Westerners – I can tell you that.