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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
Monday to Friday 11am – 3pm
Fresh World Cuisine, Every Weekday Lunchtime!
Friday 20 June 1.10pm
Talia and Michael will perform a programme of songs spanning the years from the building of St James’s Church in 1684 to the present.
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.
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 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.
Online streaming
This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 1:10pm.
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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
tbc
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
Artist bio
Mature well above her age, she communicates her artistic vision with audiences through the violin.
She is currently engaged in solo and chamber performances, as well as invited for leading positions with string ensembles and orchestras across the globe. Her most recent performances include appearance at the Vielklang Festival in Tuebingen (Germany), Artematica Festival, Uppermill Music Festival and recitals in Southwark Cathedral, Barbican, St James’s Piccadilly amongst many others. Paula has performed on international stages since 2014, including venues such as the Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Konzerthaus, Grafenegg Castle, Milton Court Concert Hall, Jerwood Hall – LSO St Luke’s, Barbican Hall, Royal Festival Hall, including many other venues across Germany, Lithuania, Sweden, Greece, and France. As a soloist, she has performed with the Vielklang Festival Orchestra, Master Orchestra, City of London Soloists and Hornton Chamber Orchestra.
Born in October 1997, Paula began her violin studies at the age of six under Nelly Sarkisian at Emils Darzins Secondary Music School in Riga. Afterwards she pursued her studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under the tutelage of Prof. Jacqueline Ross where she has gained a First Class Bachelor of Music and Master of Performance degrees, both with distinction. She has participated in numerous masterclasses with eminent artists such as Tasmin Little, Friedemann Eichhorn, Nicola Benedetti, Tobias Granmo, Wolfgang Redik and with members of the Chilingirian, Dante, Endellion, and Heath Quartets.
Throughout the years she has worked closely with eminent musicians, including conductors Baldur Brönnimann, Sir Simon Rattle (LSO & Guildhall Side-by-Side), Vassily Sinaisky, Marin Alsop and Normunds Vaicis.
Paula is a recipient of multiple prizes and awards such as the Ivan Sutton Chamber Music Prize, Queen Sophie Charlotte International Violin Competition ULSA Sounderpreis winner in Germany, Wolfson Foundation Instrument Award that allowed her to purchase a violin bow by Jeans Paulus and has been Talent Unlimited artist since 2017. Since 2022 Paula has been supporting Talent Unlimited charitable steps also as a Supporting Artist.
As one of the founders of the Gorbanoff String Quartet (2016-2018) and the Chiarina Piano Quartet they have performed extensively across UK and Europe. More recently, her collaboration with musicians from the Athens Philharmonic Orchestra has resulted in performances in New York and Athens.
Paula performs on a fine 19th century Italian violin, kindly on loan by Florian Leonhard. She is grateful to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Help Musicians UK, The Stephen Bell Charitable Trust, Henry Wood Trust, Albert Cooper Music Charitable Trust, Wolfson Foundation and Talent Unlimited for their generous support.
As an active educator Paula has joined the faculty of the Centre for Young Musicians and has been appointed as a Professor at the Blackheath Conservatoire since 2022. Outreach and education players important role for her. She regularly participates in outreach projects to share her ideas and insights with up-and-coming musicians. In 2022 she held a residency at the Guildhall Young Artists Norwich and the City of Norwich School giving performances, talks and lessons together with the Chiarina Piano Quartet. Outside of her own teaching classes she also shares her knowledge with youth orchestras across England.
Presented in association with Talent Unlimited
