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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Kelly Burke

MSO says concert pianist who dedicated performance to Palestinian journalists ‘abused his position’

Jayson Gillham playing piano
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra cancelled a performance by pianist Jayson Gillham (pictured) after he dedicated a piece of music to journalists killed in Gaza. Photograph: Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service/Getty Images

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra appears to have doubled down in a brewing legal battle with the concert pianist Jayson Gillham, whose performance was cancelled after a dedication on stage to Palestinian journalists who had died in the Gaza conflict.

The MSO was given a 5pm deadline last Thursday to respond to a letter by Marque Lawyers outlining Gillham’s concerns over the orchestra’s handling of his Melbourne performance, which was reinstated after widespread outcry.

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