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[Melbourne Symphony] Orchestra cancels acclaimed pianist who acknowledged journalists killed in Gaza | Sydney Morning Herald (archive.is)
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The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has cancelled a performance by an acclaimed pianist over comments he made while introducing a new piece of music dedicated to journalists killed in Gaza.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

This tweet reports a summary of his remarks: https://x.com/gazaheart/status/1823092772972433916?t=cSmsCSLd1YlDF6MCItAwFQ ( archive: https://archive.is/Uh611 )

Samah Sabawi

@gazaheart

Here is what Jayson Gillham's said on his Sunday August 11 performance that outraged @MelbSymphony 's Zionist donors. Two of the pieces Jayson played were a cry against injustice and oppression. The first was by Hungarian Jewish composer and holocaust survivor Ligeti. Jayson introduced the piece explaining how Ligeti was twice oppressed as a Hungarian in Romania and as a Jew and how he was forced into a labor camp and survived Auschwitz etc... The second piece was a last minute addition to the program, 'Witness' new work by Aust composer Connor D'Netto dedicated to the journalists of Gaza. Jayson introduced this piece by saying in the last 10 months Israel killed over 100 journalists a number were a targeted assassinations. This is a war crime. Journalists were targeted to prevent them from documenting and broadcasting of war crimes. Witness in Arabic means Shahid - from the same root word as Shaheed which means martyr. So there you have it. Two introductions one applauded the other might cost his career. This is what discrimination and privilege look like. #Palestine #MSO #Gaza #Israel #GazaGenocide

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Shame on the MSO. As though politics can just be entirely removed from art.

If the QSO did this I would demand a refund from not just the concert he was scheduled to attend, but all my remaining concerts for the season.