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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

Rob Burton (saxophone) & Mark Rogers (piano) 

Wednesday 2 July 1.10pm

London-based saxophonist and painter Rob Burton won the Woodwind Category Final of BBC Young Musician 2018 and went on to secure a place in the Grand Final at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, where he performed as concerto soloist with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. 

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The Academy Chamber Orchestra 

Friday 4 July 1.10pm

The Academy Chamber Orchestra is a group of aspiring young musicians dedicated to the exquisite performance of Classical Music. Their performances are heralded as exhibiting youthful exuberance with expertise beyond their years. 

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Soul at Saint James: Fruits of the Spirit

Sun 6 July 2-4pm

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

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Daniel Shao (flute) and Mark Roger (piano)

Monday 7 July 1.10pm

Daniel Shao is a British-Chinese flautist who studied at the Purcell School, Oxford University, and Royal Academy of Music with teachers including Samuel Coles, graduating from both universities with first class honours and a DipRAM.

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Paula Gorbanova, violin  

Wednesday 9 July 1.10pm

Paula Izabella Gorbanova’s captivating playing and endless artistic curiosity have established her as an original violinist of the young generation.

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Tannaz Beigijouinani – harp 

Friday 11 July 1.10pm

Tannaz Beigi is an award-winning Iranian harpist and the first from her country to study at London’s Royal College of Music.

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Christos Fountos, piano 

Wednesday 16 July 1.10pm

Christos Fountos was born in Nicosia, Cyprus in 1997. He started taking piano lessons at the age of 5 under the tutelage of Prof. Miroslav Gospodinoff.

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Sarah Lee (violin) and Tal Amoore (viola) 

Friday 18 July 1.10pm

Both Sarah and Tal are visiting the UK this summer as part of their Royal Over-Seas League/Pettman Scholarship. 

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Christian’s Achim, piano  

Saturday 19 July 1.10pm

Bucharest-born pianist, composer and educator, Cristiana Achim is recognised as a standout talent of her generation.

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Chantefable Duo 

Wednesday 23 July 1.10pm

Chantefable is a performance concept invented by voice keyboard duo by soprano Mariana Rodrigues and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Cowie that blends songs and stories.

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Leo Little, piano  

Friday 25 July 1.10pm

Leo is currently a first-year undergraduate at the Royal College of Music, studying Piano with Andrew Zolinsky.

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Emre Şener, composer  

Saturday 26 July 1.10pm

Emre Şener is a composer from Istanbul, Turkey. He now studies composition and contemporary music at the Royal Academy of Music, London with a scholarship, under Rubens Askenar.

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The musicians of the Royal Academy Juniors  

Wednesday 30 July 1.10pm

To include works by Rebecca Clarke, Frank Bridge, Parry and Handel.

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Julia Blachuta (violin) & Svitlana Kosenko (piano)

Friday 1 August 1.10pm

Julia has received numerous awards and honors, including the Julius Isserlis Scholarship from the Royal Philharmonic Society and the prestigious Minister of Culture Scholarship for her exceptional contributions to representing Polish culture internationally.

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Yu-Chieh Lin, piano 

Friday 15 August 1.10pm

Taiwanese pianist Yu-Chieh Lin has won top prizes in International competitions, including the 9th International Competition of Slavic Music in Moscow.

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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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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 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 bassist 

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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