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A dispute between the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and pianist Jayson Gillham has escalated, with the orchestra’s lawyers accusing him of making outrageous demands. Read more
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra says removing a pianist following his comments on Gaza was an error. Read more
Nov-21 7:30pm SBS World Movies: The Last Vermeer
While Joseph Piller, a Dutch Jew, was fighting in the Resistance during the Second World War, the debonair art connoisseur Han van Meegeren was selling Dutch art to Hermann Goring and other Nazis. Read more
Apr-25 11:45pm SBS-TV: Auschwitz – One Day
This documentary tells the story of a typical day in 1944 in the ‘death factory’ at Auschwitz from the viewpoint of victims – but it also allows insights into the mindset of the perpetrators. Read more
