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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
Tuesday 1 September – end of October
Losing Identity explores the silent grief and resilience of women fleeing Ethiopia and Eritrea across the Mediterranean Sea in unsafe, overcrowded boats.
Monday 7 September 1.10pm
Anna Cooper (soprano) and Robert Nicholas (baritone) present Menotti’s opera, The Telephone, directed by Harrison Knights and musical directed by Michael Haslam (pianist).
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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Friday 4 September 1.10pm
Winner of The Liszt Society International Piano Competition and the Junior Wales International Piano Festival 2025, Max Walsh has completed his studies at Junior Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with Head of Keyboard Jan Loefller.
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
O. Messiaen: Préludes pour piano, No. 1 “La colombe”
F. Liszt: La lugubre gondola, S. 220/1
M. Ravel: Jeux d’eau, M. 30
L. van Beethoven: Six Bagatelles, Op. 126
F. Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, S. 173/3
Artist Bio
Max has been awarded a full scholarship to study Piano and Composition at the Royal College of Music, studying piano with Norma Fisher.
Christopher Axworthy praised his “youthful burning passion,” describing him as “a young man born to play the piano… at only 18, his potential is enormous and may know no bounds.”
Max is funded with the generous support of Dr K.R. Weir’s legacy through the Keyboard Charitable Trust, where he is a new artist. He is also supported by Talent Unlimited.
Max has performed as a soloist at London’s Regent Hall, St Mary’s Perivale, and Montpellier’s Un piano sous les arbres festival. He has benefitted from masterclasses with Boris Giltburg, Joanna MacGregor, and Julian Lloyd Webber. Max was also one of five finalists of the 2025 BBC Young Composer competition.
Presented in association with Liszt Society
