Jayson Gillham
@jaysongillham
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Music may not save the world, but it can remind us what we are fighting to save. May every note ring with the sound of truth and freedom
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#JusticeForJayson
: Stand Up for Free Speech And Artistic Freedom
I was silenced for speaking the truth. Now, I'm taking a stand.
In this video, I explain why I'm launching legal action against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and how you can support this crucial fight for
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Gillham said: “I am deeply disappointed by the tone and content of ABL’s letter on behalf of the MSO. The letter mischaracterises the events that transpired and fails to address the serious issues raised in my initial correspondence.”
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None of us can afford to be silent.
The children need us to speak up for them.
It’s never too late to start taking a vocal stance against injustice.
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…professional standing; a commission of a piano concerto by a Palestinian composer; and a donation to the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Palestine.
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Good to see
@ABCmediawatch
showing up for their journalist colleagues in Palestine and Lebanon.
If this had been reported properly and consistently in the Australian media in all the months leading up to my concert on 11 August, what I said would simply have been common
‘Deadly war for journalists’ - thank you
@ABCmediawatch
for documenting.
It’s disgraceful the killing of journalists, some of them targeted, has not received more media coverage nor solidarity from Australian journalists.
It was left to a composer Connor D'Netto to dedicate a
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If Mary’s on your side, you’re on the right side.
All power to you and my full support
@MaryKostakidis
XD Law are proud to defend Mary Kostakidis from the charges bought against her by the Zionist Federation of Australia under s18c of the Racial Discrimination Act … for sharing tweets about Gaza. We filed her defence at the Human Rights Commission this week. Her instructions are
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“The implication that my actions caused safety concerns is unfounded and deeply troubling. It appears to be an attempt to deflect from the real issues at hand and to stigmatise legitimate political expression.”
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Thank you for the chance to speak with you Antoinette - I only wish we could have met under more positive circumstances.
Hear the Briefing:
#ArtandPolitics
#FreeSpeech
#MelbourneSymphony
I sat down with pianist
@jaysongillham
to chat about MSO, the killing of Palestinian journalists, art and politics & why he’s now taking legal action. Plus his reaction to MSO choosing to be represented by lawyers with overt Zionist lobbying links.
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Marque Lawyers contend that the MSO’s actions “constitute direct discrimination because of political belief or activity, which are protected under the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) and also violate protections under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)”.
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Gillham’s statement revealed the initial letter had asked for a public apology from the MSO; an affirmation of artists’ rights to speak freely; compensation for reputational damage caused by Gillham being cancelled; future performance opportunities to repair his…
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It was such a wonderful afternoon with you Mary! Thank you for sharing my music ♥️
Caught up with the wonderful Jayson Gillham this afternoon. We talked about music and the vital contribution it makes, drawing us under its spell to confront our humanity.
Listening to his superb Etudes of Chopin at the Oxford Piano Festival just before he came to Australia to
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When will it stop???
Who will stop it?
The hospital massacre
The flour massacre
The tent massacre
The school massacre
The aid massacre
The prayer massacre
The hospital massacre (reprise)
The flour massacre (reprise)
The tent massacre (reprise)
The school massacre (reprise)
Reprise. Reprise. Reprise.
340 days of this.
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The Israeli bombing and massacre at al-Tabin school shelter Aug 10 killed around one hundred Palestinians. Relatives could not find their loved ones to bury because the bodies were so destroyed, charred and dismembered. So, this is how many Gaza families are forced to bury…
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the people they love:
“If the missing person is a child, 15 to 20 kilograms of body parts are weighed, and if the missing person is an adult, 70 kilograms of body parts are weighed and delivered to the missing person's relatives.”
Dr. Yousef Abu-Al Rish, Minister of Health
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The most in-depth and frank conversation I've had on this topic thus far.
I'm so grateful to Samira Mohyeddin
@SMohyeddin
for having me on her excellent podcast 'On The Line'.
We speak about the censorship of artists who show solidarity with Palestine, what it's like living
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Thank you for such a warm welcome Canberra!
Last week I had a wonderful time performing with the
@CBR_Symphony
, who were in top form and sounding absolutely gorgeous under the masterful direction of
@JessicaCottis
.
Two performances of the sublime Mozart Piano Concerto No 21,
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Stop talking about ending apartheid (the South Africa model) and start talking about Algeria.
Nothing less than total decolonisation is acceptable.
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On
@LNLonRN
tonight 10pm AEST!!
Hear a snippet of 'Witness' by
@connordnetto
Talking about art/politics with David Marr,
@louiseadler
, Sverre Pedersen & Violette Ayad.
Thank you everyone for your support.
#Witness
#ArtAndPolitics
#ABCRadioNational
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📣Announcing:
I’m thrilled to be joining the staff of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland as Lecturer in Keyboard! 🎹
@RCStweets
There is nothing more rewarding and inspiring than working with the next generation of talented young musicians!
Welcome to all the new students
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NEW RELEASE: "Witness" - A musical collaboration by
@connordnetto
and
@jaysongillham
.
All proceeds go to Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA) — supporting Palestinian refugees recently arrived from Gaza.
Listen & download:
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This morning I spoke to
@Raf_Epstein
on ABC Radio Melbourne about recent events with the MSO.
Listen here:
@ABCaustralia
#ArtAndPolitics
#ClassicalMusic
#Melbourne
#FreeSpeech
#Gaza
#Palestine
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I spoke recently to Julian Worricker on
@bbcworldservice
's 'Weekend' program about my recent situation with
@MelbSymphony
.
You can listen to the interview here, at the 44 minute mark:
It's encouraging to see this story reach global media, helping to
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@MaryKostakidis
@MelbSymphony
@pgarrett
@australian
Thank you Mary. Your words are eloquent and get straight to the heart of the issue.
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Thank you so much
@DerbyChrisW
This is a global fight, and whatever happens in my case will be noticed internationally, including back in the UK, where I am based.
Please donate if you can. As we know, the Zionist lobby has deep pockets.
Acclaimed pianist
@jaysongillham
has been targeted by the Zionist lobby for speaking out about
#Israel
murdering journalists in
#Palestine
. But he's fighting back with a legal challenge. If you can, please donate to his crowdfunding appeal here:
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Thank you
@CBR_Symphony
and
@JessicaCottis
for a most memorable and enjoyable evening last night!
One more performance tonight!
Mozart and Mahler - and an extraordinary new work by Australian composer Caerwin Martin.
Tickets:
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End colonialism now and forever!
Very very violent intense strikes on Lebanon.. please keep our people in your prayers.
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Important article. Block Zionists - don’t engage. Your voice for Palestine makes a real difference.
Don't forget that most Zionist hasbara replies in your mentions are AI generated now. It was a waste of time to debate them before, but now it's REALLY useless to engage
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The real leader of the free world
Israel knows it can commit war crimes with impunity.
That is why it has launched its largest assault on the West Bank since 2002.
We are witnessing the total erasure of Palestine - and our government is shamefully complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
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@gazaheart
Why do they never talk about demilitarising Israel and getting all US bases out of the Middle East?
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I am thrilled to be here in Canberra this week performing the exquisite Mozart Piano Concerto No 21 with the
@CBR_Symphony
and the marvellous
@JessicaCottis
!
Could this be the most sublime Mozart Piano Concerto ever written? A perennial favourite with audiences all over the
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The story has reached the New York Times
@nytimes
Thank you to
@HernandezJavier
for this account of events since 11th August.
#ProtectJournalists
#Gaza
#ClassicalMusic
#ArtisticFreedom
#MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra
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@carla_denyer
Wow. There is already a fabulous candidate for the job
@DrJillStein
who represents the US Green Party.
Surely the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales would endorse the US Green Party candidate?
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@CraigMurrayOrg
Craig - I love your work. I am sad to see you write this. It’s very easy for you (and wider society) to take a position on this when you/we are not affected by it. We are caught in a ‘debate’ that talks about trans people without including and centring their voices.
It’s the
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@MaryKostakidis
@MelisaB39884862
@XDlawyers
If Mary is on your side, you are on the right side! All power to you and my full support
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@MaryKostakidis
@UNRWA
@CraigMokhiber
and
@CraigMurrayOrg
both say that the accusations against the UNRWA workers would have come from confessions elicited through torture. The whole thing is so twisted
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@MaryKostakidis
@ABCmediawatch
Good to see
@ABCmediawatch
showing up for their journalist colleagues in Palestine and Lebanon.
If this had been reported properly and consistently in the Australian media in all the months leading up to my concert on 11 August, what I said would simply have been common
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@helensclegel
The Green Party of England and Wales is currently like most European Green parties, a pro NATO party. Until it sheds that then I don’t see how it can avoid aligning itself with the axis of genocide.
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@ZackPolanski
@kennardmatt
We don’t support NATO or the dead in the water 2SS. We don’t want to rejoin the EU. You also bought into the AS smear scam against JC and socialists.
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@MaryKostakidis
ABC has now memory-holed Simon Tedeschi’s reference to the phrase, updating the 12/11 piece hours ago with no comment.
Original:
Updated:
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@louiseadler
@ZoneOfInterest
I am absolutely flabbergasted and confused that these 450 people have openly put their name to condemning his words. It exposes them shockingly.
I did not really believe they had such lack of self awareness.
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@alon_mizrahi
Why should we give any respect or deference to this figure. This is a brilliant act that shows we have the power to decide we don’t take orders from people like this and that we the people will write our own history
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How can anyone watch this and believe that Israel has a right to exist?
This is what Israel is and always has been. It was founded through terrorism.
CEASEFIRE NOW
End the Zionist regime NOW
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Absolutely outrageous!
The biggest perpetrators of misinformation and privacy breaches will escape new laws
Social media misinformation and doxxing will be subjected to new laws while the worst offenders and privacy breachers will escape scrutiny by
@BernardKeane
Though the biggest perpetrators of
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Both Connor and I are incredibly grateful for the waves of love and support we have received from all over the world.
Special thanks to Pat Telfer, Lawrence English, and
@room40speaks
for donating your time and expertise on this project.
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#Witness
#MusicForChange
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@zei_squirrel
Because their audience is Israelis, not us, and this is what Israelis want to see from their troops. American soldiers take videos of them being nice to civilians because that is what an American audience wants to see.
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@TomAllenTUSC
This is the literally THE best time to vote third party/independent. Red and blue are virtually identical, and Starmer’s lead is so high that he doesn’t need our votes anyway. If you can’t vote against genocide, you don’t deserve democracy!
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@RichardMarlesMP
@AusHouseLondon
@SenatorWong
Not my ‘rules based order’. I want a world where people like you don’t make the rules.
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@zei_squirrel
Community notes are still trying to resurrect the beheaded babies hoax via an opinion piece from Dec 26
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@QudsNen
This is how you keep your citizens safe.
Britain and Australia must follow suit. Are you listening
@David_Cameron
and
@SenatorWong
?
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We will never forget nor ever forgive what Israel, US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia have done.
“I found half my mother’s head and her hands…I started to gather her, piece of flesh by piece of flesh”
Gaza-2024
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Women, children, and men in Gaza are being starved and massacred by American-backed Israeli forces everyday, and this Congressman says: "Goodbye Palestine"
@codepink
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@JamesEFoster
Remember when Jeremy went against three right wingers and won 59.5% of the vote?
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@NaamodUK
@andrewfeinstein
I’m sorry Andrew but I’m afraid you’ve got this one wrong. David Miller is no antisemite. His comments about the over representation of Jews in positions of influence and not being a group subject to systemic oppression in the west are purely statistical and correct.
He does not
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@nashvillesymph
@ABCclassics
is this the best concert hall I've played in to date?
#acousticheaven
#sorrylondon
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@CraigMurrayOrg
Thanks for your response Craig. I do find that very surprising! The trans people I know who are older say that they wish they could have avoided a lifetime of dysphoria and years of suicidal ideation, expensive and painful facial reconstruction surgeries, if they had had the
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Wow. The gall. The disconnect.
Does she have a gun to her head? Or is she sadistically enjoying gaslighting us like this?
Today marks 30 years since the start of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, a period of unspeakable brutality and inhumanity.
We honour those who lost their lives and the resilience of those who carry forward their memories.
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Righteous anger is not hatred.
Righteous anger is the normal reaction to injustice.
Trust your anger. Let it move through you and become a loving act of solidarity.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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Also available on YouTube:
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@Royzer76
@BTP
@TfL
@TfLTravelAlerts
@CityPolice
@metpoliceuk
@MetPoliceEvents
I agree, protesting is fine as long as it doesn't achieve anything
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Essential viewing. This level of evil can only be stopped by a greater opposing force.
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Absolutely thrilled to announce four performances of Beethoven 4
#4x4
with
@sydsymph
and Maestro Ashkenazy Oct 2016:
http://t.co/0ArRb0phlI
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Lovely to wake up to this morning in London!
Congratulations to the 2020
#ARIAs
Best Classical Album nominees: Alicia Crossley,
@ErinHelyard
,
@jaysongillham
,
@The_ASO
, Nicholas Carter, Richard Tognetti &
@ErinHelyard
, Slava & Sharon Grigoryan (
@GrigoryanBros
)
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@antoinette_news
Vital journalism.
In
@abcnews
12/11 Simon Tedeschi opinion piece, he writes ‘In recent weeks I have had to hear chants of “Gas the Jews” in my own city’. But linked ABC news article only refers to ‘f…the Jews’. While still AS, an important difference and it was not a ‘chant’.
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Rehearsing
#BriefEncounter
@LPOrchestra
@DCA_Conductor
playing Rachmaninoff's PC2 cc
@HancockArtists
@ABCclassics
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Roger is a decent man who has done nothing wrong and should not be in prison.
Anyone trying to bring attention to the plight of our planet should be lauded and welcomed.
No justice in our ‘justice’ system.
#FreeRogerHallam
and the
#WholeTruthFive
I've just been sentenced to 5 years in prison.
The longest ever for nonviolent action.
The 'crime'?
Giving a talk on civil disobedience as an effective, evidence-based method for stopping the elite from putting enough carbon in the atmosphere to send us to extinction.
I have
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@RichardMarlesMP
@SenatorWong
What is the difference between the ‘rules-based order’ and ‘gunboat diplomacy’?
Asking for a friend.
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@JacquiFromSheff
@CraigMurrayOrg
So if a 16yr old wants an abortion and her parents decide that she can’t have one because her brain is not fully developed until age 25 - would continuing the pregnancy be for her protection?
Or maybe we should protect children from voting until age 25? We should probably
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Seems obvious, but worth repeating:
It is impossible that the same army that can target assassinate in Beirut and Tehran cannot be more precise in fighting Hamas in Gaza. Civilian deaths and destruction are the goal
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@mrsDugskullery
I have to give out my address in order to write to my MP.
Remember it was Jeremy who always had people (press) harassing him outside his house. Most MPs didn’t seem to mind then.
Look at
#KibbutzBlinken
. We have to be able to make our feelings heard. Picketing is not violent
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@ramapublishing
Horrific testimony. And the guardian in true form trying to weaponise their fake concern to manipulate people into giving donations to their shitty rag as they keep going on about f*ing Oct 7. Sick sick sick world.
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Brilliant!
Islington Council will not renew contract with Barclays as it had received “no satisfactory answer” from Barclays about its investments in companies deemed by the UN to be complicit in human rights abuses in Palestine
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Lovely shot - see you at the concert!
Sounding great at rehearsal for tonight’s
@ClassicFM
Hall of Fame concert the fabulous
@TheCBSO
with conductor
@stevebell62
and guest soloists Elizabeth Llewellyn
@SopranicBrit
and
@jaysongillham
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It's arrived!
#romanticbach
is officially released today. Get your copy
@prestoclassical
, or even better at my next live concert coming up in
#Watford
next Sunday 3rd Feb
#octagonmusicsociety
#Bach
#pianotranscriptions
#newrelease
#classicalmusic
#rachmaninoff
#busoni
#grainger
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@Jonathan_K_Cook
What is the chance that judges will go against their government’s wishes in favour of justice? They know that the whole world is watching. If they don’t deliver justice then would this also cause the whole world order to collapse? It seems either way the world as we’re know it is
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Today is Release Day of my Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos on
@ABCClassic
with
@The_ASO
and Nicholas Carter. Listen here and get your copy now Happy listening and Happy 250th Ludwig!
#Beethoven250
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@AmandaNMoretti
@SholaMos1
You haven’t seen the video then. He didn’t shoot - just stood there pointing the gun like it was the only thing he knows how to do
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