Gustav Holst: Last News

A violin professor has been charged with sexual assault. South Africa-born Jan Repko, 64, taught at the Royal College of Music (RCM), but was suspended by the London conservatoire after the allegation last July and later dismissed, reported the Press Association today.

Here’s the downside to having an Oscar shortlist: Completely sidelining great contenders so early in the season.

Star Trek, and later his Emmy-winning turn as Denny Crane in Boston Legal.“Can you imagine? If you fall you’re going to die because millions of pounds of water will dump over you. They talk about what happens underneath, and how you have to hold your breath, and all that.

coronavirus pandemic.Organised in tandem with the #WeMakeEvents and #LetMusicLive campaigns, today’s event outside the Houses of Parliament was also backed by the Musicians’ Union.Music director David Hill conducted the 400 socially distanced freelance musicians in attendance through a short section of the ‘Mars’ movement from Gustav Holst’s The Planets, before all attendees then stood in silence for two minutes.The 20% of the Holst piece they played intended to represent the maximum 20% salary support that freelancers are eligible to receive from the UK government through the latest version of the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme grant.You can see on-the-ground clips from the protest, including one posted by Glastonbury organiser Emily