Pekka Kuusisto
(c) Bard Gundersen
In a video posted on social media, Finnish violinist, conductor, and composer Pekka Kuusisto announced that stopped working in the United States. He says that the Trump administration’s current policies and the fact that non-resident artists are subject to a 30% federal withholding tax on their US income are the reasons for his decision. This means that money from donors and patrons could be used to fund government initiatives he does not approve of (war, ICE, etc.).