Pianist Jayson Gillham's onstage comments about the killing of journalists in Gaza were a "middle finger" to those who had helped him build his international career, a court has been told.
Gillham performed Connor D'Netto's composition Witness at a Melbourne Symphony Orchestra concert in 2024, introducing the piece by saying Israel had deliberately targeted journalists to prevent the reporting of war crimes.
The orchestra responded by cancelling his next appearance and the performer is suing the MSO for unfair dismissal in the Federal Court.
