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MSO assures donors: your money won’t go to court fight with pianist

MSO assures donors their funds won't be used for legal fees in a landmark Fair Work case.

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Editorial Team
May 14, 2026
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The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has told donors that philanthropic funds will not be used on legal fees, as it prepares to fight a landmark Fair Work case brought against it by pianist Jayson Gillham. “A guiding principle of the MSO board is to ensure that all philanthropic funds are focused on the music and not expended on the trial,” it told supporters in an email on Thursday.

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