Pro-Palestine protesters from Jewish Artists for Palestine interrupted a Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performance at the BBC Proms in London, shouting from the upper stalls for more than 10 minutes and displaying signs including one reading complicit in genocide. Protesters accused the MSO of silencing artists and silenced protest, with one shouting the MSO has blood on its hands and You silenced Jayson Gillham. Jayson Gillham is suing the MSO over a cancelled Melbourne concert contracted for 15 August 2024, alleging the cancellation aimed to silence his stance on the Gaza crisis. Gillham recently performed a piece called Witness dedicated to journalists killed in Gaza.
Pro-Palestine protesters have interrupted a performance by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) at the BBC Proms in London, accusing the organisation's management of silencing artists who have criticised Israel's conduct in Gaza. The Jewish Artists for Palestine group interrupted the performance for more than 10 minutes on Friday night, with some members shouting from the upper stalls of Royal Albert Hall, including claims the MSO silenced artists and silenced protest.
Gillham, an acclaimed pianist, is suing the MSO over a cancelled Melbourne concert he was contracted to perform at on 15 August 2024. Gillham claims the event was cancelled in an attempt to silence him over his stance on the crisis in Gaza. Shortly before his cancellation was announced, at a previous concert Gillham had played a short piece called Witness, composed by Australian multimedia artist Connor D'Netto, which was dedicated to journalists who had lost their lives in the Gaza conflict.
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