"When Gillham returned to the stage after intermission, he announced that he would depart from the printed program and play a world premiere: a piece called Witness by his friend, the composer Connor D'Netto, dedicated to journalists killed in Gaza."
"Gillham blamed Israel for the deaths of more than 100 Palestinian journalists over the past 10 months, stating that the killing of journalists is a war crime in international law, aimed at preventing the documentation of war crimes to the world."
"A backlash followed: Artists, journalists and music fans in Australia denounced the Melbourne Symphony for canceling Gillham’s performance and defended his right to free speech."
"The orchestra backtracked, issuing a statement saying it had been wrong to cancel Gillham's appearance and that it would work to reschedule it, later announcing the cancellation of the Beethoven performance, citing safety concerns."
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