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Jayson Gillham performances canceled over Gaza remarks

2024-08-15 04:11:34.067981+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Oh, look, we've found cancel culture: Pianist's Melbourne show cancelled over Gaza remarks

Jayson Gillham premiered Witness at a show at the MSO on Sunday. The piece was penned by another composer as a tribute to the Palestinian press.

The British-Australian was scheduled to perform again on Thursday, but the MSO has said it is reworking the programme after Gillham introduced the piece by saying Israel had killed more than 100 journalists.

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