Pianist Jayson Gillham's concert at Melbourne Town Hall was cancelled after he performed a solo 'dedicated to the journalists of Gaza'.
Removing acclaimed pianist Jayson Gillham from a performance after he spoke in support of journalists who died in Gaza was an error, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra admitted. Gillham had been due to appear at a show at Melbourne Town Hall on Thursday night but was asked to step aside after he performed a solo "dedicated to the journalists of Gaza". The MSO has cancelled the entire concert citing "safety concerns".
"The killing of journalists is a war crime in international law, and it is done in an effort to prevent the documentation and broadcasting of war crimes to the world," Gillham said at the time. "In addition to the role of journalists who bear witness, the word witness in Arabic is shaheed, which also means martyr." Gillham's removal made headlines across the world and sparked backlash.
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