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Free concerts

Lunchtime Recitals

Experience inspiring performances by top emerging artists in our historic venue, renowned for its superb acoustics. Our recitals are programmed in collaboration with leading music colleges and charities, providing a platform for the stars of tomorrow.

Free admission | Donations welcome

Join us and discover exceptional talent in an unforgettable setting.

Saturday Live

A new programme bringing exciting live music to your Saturday afternoons. We’re building out from our classical roots to bring you jazz and other music genres that promise to be the sound of a good weekend.

We give a stage to emerging artists, young composers and underrepresented genres—shining a light on new voices and fresh sounds.

Expect everything from classical and jazz to experimental music, all performed live by some of the most talented up-and-coming musicians.

Join us every Saturday at 1.10pm. Discover something unexpected.

What’s on – free concerts

Mari Imai, soprano 

Monday 18 August 1.10pm

Mari Imai, Japanese soprano, developed her love of music only very recently. Her love for singing was inspired by beautiful a Capella works performed across London during her UK visit back in 2017.

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Yang Yang Cai, piano  

Wednesday 20 August 1.10pm

Yang Yang (b. 1998) began her piano studies at the age of five with Noor Relijk and later continued her education under the tutelage of renowned professor Jan Wijn.

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Elissavet Duo

Friday 22 August 1.10pm

Lisa Archontidi-Tsaldaraki is a Greek violinist and Vitas Kai Yuen Li is a pianist, organist, and composer from Hong Kong.

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Yeva Volkava, violin  

Saturday 23 August 1.10pm

Yeva was born in Minsk, Belarus, in 2001. She started playing violin when she was 5 and entered the Republican Music College at the age of 9.

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Richard Cheung, piano

Wednesday 27 August 1.10pm

BPSE 2025 Junior Intercollegiate Piano Competition First Prizewinner

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Richard Zhang, piano

Friday 29 August 1.10pm

Richard Zhang was born in Jiashan, China in 2005 and showed a great interest in music at a very early age. He began playing the piano when he was six, studying with William Zhou.

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Cynthia Elisa Garduño Meneses (double bass), Natalia Medina (piano)

Saturday 30 August 1.10pm

Cynthia Elisa Garduño Meneses (Mexico City, 1993) is a double bassist and interdisciplinary artist whose work is rooted in the exploration of the double bass as a contemporary sonic medium. 

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Rebekah Yinuo Tan, piano   

Friday 5 September 1.10pm

Rebekah Yinuo Tan was born in August 2006 in Shanghai. Inspired to become a concert pianist after hearing Chopin’s music in a live concert when she was 7 years old.

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97 Ensemble – Seaside and Sunshine 

Saturday 6 September 1.10pm

97 Ensemble is a group of musicians aiming to raise awareness to the statistic that 97% of women aged 18-24 experience sexual harassment in the UK.

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Soul at Saint James: Fruits of the Spirit

Sun 7 September 2-4pm

Join us for exuberant gospel music with Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir in the courtyard.

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Misha Kaploukhii, piano  

Wednesday 10 September 1.10pm

Born in 2002, Misha Kaploukhii is an alumnus of the Moscow Gnessin College of Music where he studied with Mikhail Egiazaryan. 

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Sharon Zhou (violin) & Thomas Masciaga (piano) 

Friday 12 September 1.10pm

Recognised for her individual versatility and curiosity as a musician, Sharon is a rising British violinist and composer, equally at home in both classical and contemporary repertoire.

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Trio Musae

Saturday 13 September 1.10pm

Formed in 2024, Trio Musae consists of young musicians from the Royal College of Music in London.

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Josh Harris, piano  

Monday 15 September 1.10pm

Joshua Harris is currently pursuing a Masters in Performance at the Guildhall School of Music of Drama as a Guildhall Scholar, under the tutelage of Noriko Ogawa and Martin Roscoe.

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Nuno Lucas, piano

Wednesday 17 September 1.10pm

Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Nuno started taking piano lessons at the age of eight in Academia de Música de Lagos in Portugal with João Rosa.

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Anson Tang, piano 

Friday 19 September 1.10pm

Pianist Anson Tang has captivated audiences with his deeply emotional performances. Overcoming challenges related to his physical condition, he became a scholar under the Lee Hysan Foundation and graduated from the prestigious Royal College of Music in London in 2024.

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Elissavet Duo

Monday 22 September 1.10pm

Lisa Archontidi-Tsaldarakiu is a Greek violinist and Vitas Kai Yuen Li is a pianist, organist, and composer from Hong Kong

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