Search...
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
Join St James’s for a Holy Week pilgrimage as we walk the way of the cross together from sorrow to Easter joy. Everyone is welcome at all of our events and services.
Saturday 18 April
The next Walking Boots outing will be a 10 mile circular walk in the Chilterns, starting and finishing in Tring.
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
Directions on Google Maps
Wednesday 8 April 1.10pm
Liana Storey is the Second Prizewinner of the 33rd (2026) BPSE Senior Intercollegiate Piano Competition.
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
L. v. Beethoven – Sonata Op. 109 J.S. Bach – Prelude in G BWV860 C-V. Alkan – Prelude in E flat Op. 31 No. 7 A. Scriabin – Prelude in B flat minor Op. 37 No. 1 D. Shostakovich – Prelude in E minor Op. 87 No. 4 S. Rachmaninoff – Prelude in E minor Op. 32 No. 4 F. Chopin – Prelude in F sharp Op. 28 No. 13 A. Ginastera – Op. 12 No. 3 ‘Danza criolla’ (from 12 American Preludes) G. Gershwin – Prelude No. 1 (from 3 Preludes)
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
Artist Bio
Japanese-British pianist Liana Storey was born in Kansas City, USA in 2002 and began piano at the age of four. After early studies with Marina Sultanova at the International Center for Music, Park University, she continued her training at the Junior Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with Marika Slater, James Willshire, and Graeme McNaught. She has won prizes in numerous competitions, including first prize at the Young Pianist of the North International Competition (2014), second prize at the Junior Intercollegiate Beethoven Piano Competition (2018), and most recently, the RNCM Concerto Competition (2025). She has also performed concertos with several amateur orchestras, alongside a wide range of solo and chamber repertoire. Liana has participated in international festivals and courses such as the Lake Como Summer Piano School, Óbidos International Piano Masterclasses Course in Portugal, and Ticino Musica Festival. She has worked in masterclasses with pianists including Stanislav Ioudenitch, William Grant Nabore, Roberto Plano, and Boris Berman. She completed her Undergraduate and Master’s degrees at the RNCM with Dina Parakhina & Graham Scott, and now continues her Postgraduate Diploma with Graham Scott, Ben Frith, and Karin Greenhead.
Presented in association with Beethoven Piano Society of Europe
