Violinist Itzhak Perlman cancels North Carolina performance

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Another renowned musician has canceled a North Carolina performance in protest of the state's new law limiting antidiscrimination policies for LGBT people.

In a Facebook post Tuesday, Violinist Itzhak Perlman canceled his May 18 performance in Raleigh.

Perlman was scheduled to perform with the North Carolina Symphony at the Meymandi Concert Hall.

In the post, Perlman said he has spent a lifetime opposing discrimination toward those with physical disabilities and describes himself as a vocal advocate of treating all people equally.

The post says Perlman will return to North Carolina only after the law is repealed.