It’s always a joy seeing young talent blossoming, and this showcase of local young musicians — all displaying an almost tangible enthusiasm — was inspiring. Future Talent is a charity that offers support to talented youngsters all over the country, and its Oxfordshire project, Future Talent Young Achievers, was launched three years ago, in tandem with the County Music Service. Friday’s concert brought together some of those who are benefiting from this nurturing programme, and the results show that this is a very worthwhile cause indeed.

It is wonderful to see some names cropping up time and time again at such events — such as violinist Lizzie Mundell-Perkins and cellist Gilly McMullin, aged 16 and 17 respectively, who are clearly keen to grab every opportunity they can to perform in public, and do so with the skill and poise of seasoned pros. But it’s good to see unfamiliar names, too, and a variety of ages, from ten-year-old trumpeter Sebastian Hamilton, who delighted the audience with Irving Berlin’s Let’s face the music and dance, up to the 16-year-old, extremely proficient clarinettist Jack Ventress, whose Allegro from Mozart’s Quintet for Clarinet and Strings (played with the Rosetti Quartet) was one of the outstanding items of the evening. The Adagio from Albinoni’s Concerto in D minor, played by 17-year-old Weronika Stepkowska, was another highlight.

How many of these performers will break into the overcrowded music profession remains to be seen, but some, clearly, are destined for great things.