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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 6 September 1.10pm
97 Ensemble is a group of musicians aiming to raise awareness to the statistic that 97% of women aged 18-24 experience sexual harassment in the UK.
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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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.
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St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Friday 12 September 1.10pm
Recognised for her individual versatility and curiosity as a musician, Sharon is a rising British violinist and composer, equally at home in both classical and contemporary repertoire.
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
J. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major Op. 100
S. Prokofiev: Five Melodies for Violin and Piano Op. 35
E. Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major Op. 13
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
Artist bios
Sharon Zhou
Recognised for her individual versatility and curiosity as a musician, Sharon is a rising British violinist and composer, equally at home in both classical and contemporary repertoire. She regularly collaborates with composers to realise new compositions, multimedia projects and is currently working on a new violin concerto, dedicated to her by Patrick Case. Since the start of her musical journey, she has performed as a soloist and chamber musician across the UK, Europe and China.
When she was 14, Sharon made her concerto debut performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with The Mozart Orchestra and is regularly invited by orchestras to perform as a guest soloist. She has been a participant and laureate of several national and international competitions; highlights include receiving the St Cecilia’s Bequest, for the best performer under 18, as well as the Colonel Howes Prize at the 34th Eastbourne Young Soloist Competition and the Silver Award at the Internationales Musikfest in Vienna, where she made her debut at the Musikverein. Sharon was grateful to be a recipient of the 2023 RPS Julius Isserlis Scholarship which supported her exchange programme at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien. Sharon has just completed her studies at the Royal College of Music, where she worked with Daniel Rowland, Peter Manning and Detlef Hahn, and where she was awarded the highly commended prize at the RCM Violin and Contemporary Competitions.
Thomas Masciaga
Born in Italy to an Anglo-Italian family, Thomas Masciaga started playing the piano at the age of seven. When he was 12, he made his recital debut in Siena, at Teatro dei Rozzi, and subsequently won several national and international competitions. At the age of 15, Thomas began commuting between Italy and London to attend the Junior Department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he was awarded the coveted Piano Prize. Thomas continued his undergraduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Paul Roberts and Joan Havill. Since graduating with a first-class Bachelor’s degree he was then awarded the prestigious Concert Recital Diploma. He subsequently studied on the postgraduate course with Lucy Parham and Charles Owen and is now pursuing his studies on the Artist Diploma course.
During his studies in London, Thomas has regularly performed solo recitals and concertos in both England and Italy, including venues such as St. James’s Piccadilly, Bechstein Hall and Milton Court, Barbican. Most recently, Thomas was a prize winner at the 2025 Intercollegiate Sheepdrove Piano Competition, where he also won a Robert Turnbull Award. Thomas has received ongoing support and mentoring from Konstantin Bogino at Accademia Perosi in Biella and since 2024 has been a Talent Unlimited Artist.
Presented in association with the Royal College of Music
