The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has cancelled an event on Thursday night, citing “safety concerns”.
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has cancelled its performance on Thursday night, amid a backlash over its decision to remove a pianist from the program due to comments he made relating to Gaza.from the performance after comments he made at a recital on Sunday, in introducing a piece,‘An error was made in asking Jayson to step back from his performance on Thursday.’On Thursday morning, the MSO announced it would cancel the entire concert, citing “safety concerns”.
It said “an error was made in asking Jayson to step back from his performance on Thursday 15 August” and that it was working with Gillham and his management to reschedule the concert. “While the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra maintains that a concert platform is not an appropriate stage for political comment, we acknowledge Jayson’s concerns for those in the Middle East and elsewhere.“We recognise the strength of feelings of all parties on this matter and particularly acknowledge the dedication and commitment demonstrated by all our musicians and staff this week.”
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