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We offer daily services and a creative programme of talks, events and concerts. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate.
We are delighted to announce that from 6 Jan until early Apr 2025, work will take place to reinstate the church’s South Door onto Jermyn Street, part of Sir Christopher Wren’s original design.
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 aspire to be a home where everyone can belong. We’re known locally and globally for our unique history and beauty, as well as faith in action, creativity and the arts, and a commitment to social and environmental justice.
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.
The work of St James’s, it costs us £5,000 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who need us.
New walkways, a restored courtyard and re-landscaped gardens will provide fully accessible, beautiful spaces for everyone to enjoy as well as improving our environmental performance.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Saturday 12 August 7.30pm
Since its establishment in 1956, the KBS Symphony Orchestra (KBSSO) has been leading the growth of the classical music community in Korea with its high-caliber performances.
Getting here
We are at 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL between Piccadilly and Jermyn Street, about 200 yards from Piccadilly Circus.
The orchestra performs over 100 concerts annually, including its highly-praised subscription series, seasonal and thematic concerts, invitational concerts for local cities and corporations, and cultural outreach activities that bring classical music to every corner of Korea. The KBSSO’s much-admired music is also regularly broadcast on TV and radio, enabling the Korean public to enjoy classical music no matter the time or place.
A number of world-class conductors have led the orchestra over the decades, starting with Lim Won-sik, the inaugural chief conductor, and including Hong Yeon-taek, Won Kyung-su, Othmar Maga, Chung Myung-whun, Dmitri Kitaenko, and Yoel Levi. Pietari Inkinen was appointed the ninth music director of the KBSSO in 2022, raising expectations for its growth from the nation’s foremost musical institution into one of the top orchestras worldwide. The orchestra now serves as the driving force of classical music in Korea.
KBSSO was established in 1956 under the Korean Broadcasting System, the leading public broadcaster in Korea at the time. Having been acquired by the country’s Ministry of Culture and Public Information in 1969 as a national institute, the orchestra returned to its original home at KBS in 1981.
S. Kim / Hommage a Antal Dorati for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello
Ⅰ. La Cigale Ⅱ. Romance Ⅲ. Lettre d'amour Ⅳ. Berceuse Ⅴ. A.D.
G. Finzi / Interlude for Oboe and String Quartet, Op.21 A. Borodin / String Quartet No. 2 in D Major
Ⅰ. Allegro moderato Ⅱ. Scherzo. Allegro Ⅲ. Notturno. Andante Ⅳ. Finale: Andante — Vivace