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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
Saturday 7 February 11am
This programme for solo piano weaves together music inspired by the elegance and clarity of the Baroque era.
Wednesday 4 – 7 February 7.30pm
Baroque and roll meets gospel and soul in a funny, heart breaking and ultimately joyous new musical about two musical icons.
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.
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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
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It costs £5,000 each day to keep the doors of St James’s open to all who already need us.
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St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Saturday 7 February 12.30pm
Online streaming
This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 12.30pm.
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Free admission | Donations welcome
This programme for solo piano weaves together music inspired by the elegance and clarity of the Baroque era, reimagined through Romantic and 20th-century musical language. Romantic transcriptions and Ravel’s homage to the French Baroque style create a dialogue between past and present.
Artist bio
Born in Tashkent, Nafis Umerkulova began playing the piano at the age of five, inspired by her mother, who was also a pianist.
In 2004, she was awarded scholarships to continue her musical education in the UK, studying at the Purcell School for Young Musicians, followed by the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Nafis has performed extensively across the UK as a soloist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician. Her appearances include leading venues such as Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St John’s Smith Square, Glasgow City Halls, Manchester Bridgewater Hall, and the Birmingham Symphony and Town Halls.
In 2019, she released her debut album, Darkness Illuminated, featuring works by Alexander Scriabin and Alexei Stanchinsky. Alongside her performing career, Nafis is deeply committed to education and regularly shares her experience with the next generation of musicians. She is currently a member of the piano faculty at the Purcell School for Young Musicians.
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
