Top prize in Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition went to 17-year-old Shunta Morimoto from Japan, with the UK’s Thomas Kelly the runner-up, as the prestigious classical music event returned after a three-year absence. Nick Terdre reports, photos by Peter Mould.
Hastings Fat Tuesday has secured sponsorship from the Lakedown Brewing Co. co-founded by Roger Daltrey’s son for the Fat Tuesday Club which helps budding young local musicians develop their skills. Nick Terdre reports.
Hastings International Chess Congress, normally held over the New Year, was cancelled due to Covid but an online event is to be arranged for April. Nick Terdre reports.
The future is looking brighter for His Place community church following the award of a grant from Historic England to perform detailed planning for an extensive programme of repairs and to research its musical heritage. An open day and free concert is planned on 12 March which the church hopes will help drum up community support for its bid for funds to implement the repairs. Nick Terdre reports.
The pieces are falling into place for Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, which begins this month. Fifty young pianists will contest the £15,000 first prize, the jury has been chosen and a graduate orchestra established in partnership with the Royal College of Music will make its debut during the semi-finals. Nick Terdre reports.
Partygate has divided Conservative MPs, some of whom are keen to see prime minister Boris Johnson go while others offer their support. In Hastings Cllr Andy Patmore declines to comment while MP Sally-Ann Hart shies away from openly criticising the party leader. Nick Terdre reports.
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Hastings Sinfonia, along with five soloists, have arranged a Valentine Concert – Music for the Heart – consisting of many well-known pieces of music suitably full of passion. Nick Terdre reports.
Sussex Health and Care Partnership is pulling out all the stops to maximise vaccination opportunities in Hastings and Sussex through January. Hastings continues to lag in terms of the proportion of the boostered population, while the situation is better in Rother. Text by Nick Terdre and Russell Hall, research and charts by Russell Hall.
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