Rising Stars Showcase
Isla String Quartet
Saturday 17th January 2026 1:00 pm
Lea Barn, Winter Hill, Cookham Dean, SL6 9TW
by kind permission of Deborah and Robert Behrman
In previous years we have presented a concert featuring winners of the Windsor and Maidenhead Symphony Orchestra's Young Musicians Competition. These have included Martin James Bartlett (piano) who went on to win BBC Young Musician 2014, and Euan Miller (oboe) who was a finalist in the BBC Young Musician Competition 2021, having won the Woodwind class.
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This year our Rising Stars are the Isla String Quartet.
Programme
Haydn: String Quartet in E-flat, Op64 No.6
Bartok: String Quartet No.4 in C, Sz.91
Space is limited at this concert and priority booking is open to Maidenhead Music members until December 31st
when any remaining places will be allocated.
Booking is essential, by email to
info@maidenheadmusicsociety.org
giving your name, phone number and the number of audience members in your party.
​Entrance is free and there will be a collection in aid of
the Dr Turnbull Fund, supporting young musicians.
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Directions to the concert can be found on the Lea Barn website: https://leabarn.org.uk/contact-us/
Isla String Quartet
The Isla String Quartet were announced as Tillett Debut Artists 2025-27 and subsequently are looking forward to performances around the UK in the next couple of seasons, in venues including Conway Hall, Abergavenny Theatre and Kings Lynn Festival. They won the Royal College of Music Quartet Competition 2025, the inaugural Royal Academy of Music Nina Drucker Haydn String Quartet Competition 2024, and were finalists at the Royal Over-Seas League Competition 2025.