Alexander Malofeev, 20, had already arrived in Montreal when a series of his concerts in Canada had been canceled. 


A Russian pianist's shows are canceled, even though he condemns the war in Ukraine

The world-famous cellist made a personal stand with Ukraine on Monday, setting up his instrument on the sidewalk in Washington, D.C., next to an improvised street sign reading, "Zelensky Way."


Yo-Yo Ma performs a musical protest outside the Russian Embassy 

Troy Kotsur has become the first deaf man to be nominated for an acting Oscar, for the choral-centric film ‘CODA,’ in which he plays a father whose teenage daughter is passionate about singing.


Troy Kotsur is the first deaf man nominated for an acting Oscar

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and force behind 'Hamilton,' is nominated for three individual awards, including best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical.


'Hamilton' nets record 16 Tony Award nominations

British actor Alan Rickman, a veteran of dozens of films, has died at age 69. Recently, Rickman was most well-known for portraying the complicated villain Severus Snape in the films based on J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books.


Actor Alan Rickman dies at 69

Kurt Masur, the German conductor whose career spanned from leading an orchestra in East Germany to more than a decade of reshaping the New York Philharmonic, has died at age 88.


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