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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.
Revd Dr Ayla Lepine met with curator and art historian Alayo Akinkugbe for a conversation about justice, beauty and hope expressed in Che Lovelace’s paintings and Cugoano’s memorial.
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. This is a place for everyone who’s wondering about life’s big questions and striving for a better world.
We host a year-round cultural programme encompassing music, visual art and spoken word, drawing on St James’s rich cultural history including artists, writers and musicians Mary Beale, Mary Delany, William Blake, Ottobah Cugoano and Leopold Stokowski.
We try to put our faith into action by educating ourselves and speaking out on issues of injustice, especially concerning refugees, asylum, earth and racial justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.
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.
It costs us £3,500 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who need us
Your donation will help us restore our garden in Piccadilly as part of The Wren Project, making it possible for us to welcome over 300,000 people from all faiths and walks of life seeking tranquillity and inspiration each year.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Thursday 28 December 6pm
Enjoy an outstanding musical evening in the days after Christmas with a breathtaking programme of piano masterpieces with works by Chopin, Beethoven and Liszt in the stunning candlelit setting of St James Church Piccadilly. Featuring renowned concert pianist, Luca Lione, this will be festive concert to remember! There are also plenty of bars and restaurants nearby to complete your night.
Getting here
We are at 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL between Piccadilly and Jermyn Street, about 200 yards from Piccadilly Circus.
Access
St James’s aspires to be a place where all can belong, and where every person’s gifts and identities are welcome and celebrated. We are working to improve the experience at St James’s in the church building and the online community. We have step-free access from the courtyard to the church, and a toilet for disabled people. The courtyard and Redemption Roasters coffee shop are wheelchair accessible. If you have special access requirements (e.g. wheelchair users) please contact concerts@sjp.org.uk
About Luca Lione
Luca Lione obtained a first class degree at the “S. Giacomantonio “of Cosenza with the highest marks and honors and in July 2017, he concluded two years of study at the Conservatory” C. G. da Venosa ”of Potenza under the guidance of Vincenzo Marrone d’Alberti.
Luca Lione has performed in several Italian and foreign cities, including the Keiros Theatre in Rome, the Torlonia Theatre in Palermo and the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Antwerp. In 2016 he was invited by the “Spirito Nuovo Venezia” association to perform at the prestigious “Casinò” in Venice, as well as the residence of the great German composer R. Wagner, to great acclaim.
In February 2017 he played in Germany and thanks to the sponsorship of the Lions of Tuttlingen (Freiburg), he performed at the prestigious castle of the barons Von Ezberg in Mühlheim an der Donau, enjoying great success. He made his debut at the Gläserner Saal of the prestigious Wiener Musikverein in Vienna as the winner of the First Prize at the gran prize virtuoso Vienna 2018.
