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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra board promises independent review after musicians revolt over Gaza comments controversy

Jayson Gillham playing piano
The MSO said cancelling a performance by pianist Jayson Gillham after he commented on the killing of journalists in Gaza was an ‘error’. Photograph: Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service/Getty Images

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s policies will undergo an independent review after the decision to cancel a performance by acclaimed pianist Jayson Gillham shortly after he made comments on the killing of journalists in Gaza.

It comes after the orchestra’s musicians passed a vote of no confidence in their senior management on Friday over the cancellation of Gillham’s performance, according to a letter sent by staff to the board seen by Guardian Australia.

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