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We offer daily services and a cultural programme of talks, events and concerts. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate
Sunday 14 December 3pm
Come and be part of this reflective service of music and readings for all who find this time of year difficult. An opportunity to come together and address the sadness, pain of loss and even anger that can be felt during the Christmas season.
These stained glass paintings explore Mary’s visit to her cousin Elizabeth, drawing from the first chapter of Luke. In this encounter, Elizabeth—elderly and pregnant with John the Baptist—embodies the assurance that “with God nothing shall be impossible.”
St James’s hosts inclusive services and a cultural programme. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate.
St James’s is a place to explore, reflect, pray, and support all who are in need. We are a Church of England parish in the Anglican Communion.
We host a year-round creative programme encompassing music, visual art and spoken word.
We offer hospitality to people going through homelessness and speak out on issues of injustice, especially concerning refugees, asylum, racial justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.
St James’s strives to advocate for earth justice and to develop deeper connections with nature.
We aim to be a place where you can belong. We have a unique history, and the beauty of our building is widely known. Our community commits to faith in action: social and environmental justice; creativity. and the arts
We strive to be a Eucharist-centred, diverse and inclusive Christian community promoting life in abundance, wellbeing and dignity for all.
St James’s Piccadilly has been at the heart of its community since 1684. We invite you to play your part in securing this historic place for generations to come.
It costs £5,000 each day to keep the doors of St James’s open to all who already need us.
A reimagined St James’s realised. A redesigned garden, courtyard and new building capacity—all fully accessible— will provide beautiful spaces for all as well as improving our environmental performance.
Whether shooting a blockbuster TV series or creating a unique corporate event, every hire at St James’s helps our works within the community.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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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.
Online streaming
This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 1:10pm.
Support our Creative Programme
Whether £5 or any amount you’re able to give. Donations can be made in cash in the basket on your way out, or by tap donation at the machines at our exits. Your generosity helps support our cultural events and charitable services. Thank you.
Free admission | Donations welcome
Programme
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
Artist bio
At age 16, he graduated from the National Conservatory of Cyprus with Highest Distinction and a year later he performed Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto no.2, as soloist in his debut with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra.
At the age of 18, Christos began studying under pianist Philip Fowke at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London for his BMus in Performance. He graduated in 2019 with top marks, the Director’s Award for Excellence in Piano, the Silver Medal, the Prize for the highest achieving undergraduate piano student and he was a Gold Medal nominee. He completed his Master’s degree (MMus in Performance) in 2021 and Artist Diploma in 2022, studying with full scholarship under Martino Tirimo and Sergio de Simone at the same institution, where he has recently completed a two-year Phillip Carne Junior Fellowship in Chamber Music.
Christos performs regularly: solo piano repertoire including new music, plus chamber music, and vocal repertoire as accompanist. As a soloist he has recently performed Rachmaninov’s Piano Concertos 1,2,3 & the Paganini Rhapsody, Prokofiev 3rd, Beethoven 3rd, Tchaikovsky 1&2, Shostakovich’s 2nd and Ravel in G.
An active chamber musician, as the pianist of the Waldstein Trio Christos has performed across England and in Canada, Malta, Austria (Musikverein Brahms Saal, Mozarteum), Germany (Beethoven’s House Bonn), USA (Carnegie Hall Weill Room – New York City) and Cyprus. Additionally, he has appeared in collaboration with Canadian composer Rodney Sharman, the Centre of Cypriot Composers and with cellist Raphael Wallfisch in recitals.
Christos has been a Stavros Niarchos scholar, a Jaqueline Williams, Trinity College London scholar and a Leventis Foundation Scholar. He is a “Young Artist” of The Worshipful Company of Musicians and Silver Medal recipient. Apart from music, he adores poetry.
Presented in association with Trinity Laban
