Experience Music
That Makes a Difference
St James’s Chamber Orchestra is dedicated solely to using the transformative power of music to inspire a profound commitment to humanitarian aid to support the work of the Ukraine Welcome Centre providing essential resources to the 300,000 Ukrainian refugees who have been displaced by the war in Ukraine. Many have lost all their possessions, are separated from their families, and have found themselves in a country whose language they are unable to speak, without any certainty for their future or the future of their children.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
23 march 2025, 15:00
beethoven’s eighth symphony
Join us for the second concert in our Gala series, featuring an exhilarating programme of orchestral and violin masterpieces. Opening with Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, the music sweeps you into the windswept beauty of Scotland’s rugged coastline. Sibelius’ Humoresques follow, with our concertmaster Mira Marton bringing a playful yet poignant energy to these lyrical miniatures. The evening culminates in Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony, a lively and bold work brimming with humour.
Ukrainian Cathedral, Duke Street
15 june 2025, 19:30
Music by Candlelight #3
The third instalment of our Music by Candlelight series brings another captivating selection of Baroque masterpieces. Vivaldi’s lively Concerto for Strings and Continuo opens the program, setting the stage for Bach’s intricate and elegant Oboe Concerto in F Major. The richness of Vivaldi's Concerto for Oboe and Strings in A Minor offers a perfect blend of warmth and virtuosity, while Handel’s Concerto Grosso in A Major adds grandeur with its interplay of string textures. The evening concludes with two more vibrant works by Vivaldi, full of energy and brilliance, immersing you in a luminous world of candlelit beauty.
Ukrainian Cathedral, Duke Street
