St. James's Church, Piccadilly

This beautiful Anglican church at the heart of London’s West End was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in recent years has been the venue for concerts and events featuring many acclaimed artists.

Events in early 2022 have included free lunchtime piano concerts by Louis Victor Bak and another with the Sparano Anna Marmion accompanied by Myslek on piano. There have also been evening concerts such as ‘Valentine’s Vivaldi by Candlelight’ by the Piccadilly Sinfonietta (Miriam Kramer, violin/guest leader).

The Piccadilly Sinfonietta is the resident orchestra of the church but has also given in other location is London and Manchester and elsewhere in the UK. Warren Mailley-Smith the leading British concert pianist is responsible for the orchestra’s artistic direction and has attracted some leading British talent, such as violinists Harriet Mackenzie and Zoey Beyers.

The orchestra’s repertoire includes a diverse range of classical and baroque chamber works and also virtuoso concerti.