January music from St James's Piccadilly
Performance
There are plenty of concerts to look forward to in January at St James's Church Piccadilly. Concerts will be held with the continued following of all the government Covid protocols so that audiences can enjoy live music in a safe environment; and if you're not able to visit St James's Church in person, all lunchtime concerts can be watched live or on playback on YouTube.
Event Info
Date & Time
January 01 - January 31Location
Wednesday 5 January
1.10pm: Free Lunchtime Concert
Simo Šišević, piano
Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No.3 Op.28 in A minor
Medtner - Sonata Reminiscenza Op.38 No.1 in A minor
Rachmaninov - Three Preludes (Op.23, Nos 2, 10 & 4)
Chopin - Scherzo No.3, Op.39 in C sharp minor
Presented in association with Talent Unlimited
Friday 7 January
1.10pm: Free Lunchtime Concert
Asagi Nakata, piano
Haydn - Piano Sonata No.59 in E flat, Hob. XVI:49
Beethoven-Liszt - Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (1st mvt)
Liszt - Konzertetüden in D flat major, S.145 ‘Waldesrauschen’
Rachmaninov - Études-Tableaux Op.39, No.9 in D major
Ginastera - Suite de Danzas Criollas for Piano, Op.15
Presented in association with the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe
Wednesday 12 January
1.10pm: Free Lunchtime Concert
Flutes & Frets
Beth Stone, flute
Danny Murphy, lute/guitar
Castelnuovo-Tedesco - Sonatina Op.205
Selected Folk Songs
Paganini - Centone Di Sonate No 1
Marais - Sonate a la Maresienne
John Dowland - Now, O Now
Popular Song
Friday 14 January
1.10pm: Free Lunchtime Concert
Alkyona Quartet
Emma Purslow, violin
Marike Kruup, violin
tbc, viola
Jobine Siekman, cello
Shostakovich - String Quartet No.7
Ravel - String Quartet in F major
Wednesday 19 January
1.10pm: Free Lunchtime Concert
Cèlia Margalef Boquera, piano
Cristina Morell, violin
Lancelot Beja-Battais, viola
Bach - Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
Schumann - Piano Trio No.3 in G minor, Op.110 (1st movement)
Bruch - Andante con moto and Nachtgesang (From 8 Pieces, Op.83)
Presented in association with Trinity Laban
Friday 21 January
1.10pm: Free Lunchtime Concert
George Wilkes, cello
Leah Nicholson, piano
Andrea Casarrubios - Seven
Debussy - Cello Sonata, L143
Shostakovich - Cello Sonata, Op.40
Saturday 22 January
7.30pm: The Pirates of Penzance
Porcupine Productions
Derek Carden (piano/music director)
Join Porcupine Productions for a lively performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic comic opera.
Cast includes Catrin Lewis (Mabel), Alex Haigh (Frederic), Anthony Scales (Major General Stanley), Leon Berger (The Pirate King)
Tickets: £15
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Wednesday 26 January
1.10pm: Free Lunchtime Concert
Sasha Savaloni, guitar
Gaspar Sanz - Suite Española
Poulenc (arr. Savaloni) - Fancy (from ‘The Merchant of Venice’)
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (arr. Savaloni) - Lullaby (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Stuart MacRae - Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow (from ‘Macbeth, Sonata for Guitar’)
Phillip Houghton - Ophelia, a haunted sonata
Agustin Barrios - Un sueño en la floresta
Presented in association with Park Lane Group Music Trust
Friday 28 January
1.10pm: Free lunchtime concert
Larisa Piano Trio
Eliette Harris, violin
Rosie Spinks, cello
Jasmin Allpress, piano
Suk - Elegie Op.23
Brahms - Trio in B major Op.8
Presented in association with Guildhall School of Music & Drama
7.30pm: Brahms and the Great Romantics
Victoria Sayles, violin
Victoria Simonsen, cello
Warren Mailley-Smith, piano
Beethoven - Piano Trio, Op.1 No.1 in E flat major
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Piano Trio in E minor
Brahms - Piano Trio No.1 Op.8 in B major
Tickets: £22-£28
Phone: 0333 666 3366
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Saturday 29 January
7.30pm: The Four Seasons by Candlelight
Fenella Humphreys, violin/guest leader
Pachelbel - Canon in D minor
Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Mozart - Divertimento in D
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
Phone: 0333 666 3366
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