The Talent 2026 Season 1 Episode 3: French hornist Zoe Peng & Pianist Sin Yu Wong

Zoe Peng is a 13-year-old Year 8 student at Methodist Ladies’ College and dedicated young musician studying under the guidance of her teacher, Yang Xiao. Zoe started playing the French horn at the age of 10 after she built her music foundation on the piano. 

She is currently preparing for her LMusA diploma, demonstrating a high level of commitment and discipline in her musical studies. She was awarded 1st Prize at the Global Final of Melbourne International Instrumental Competition and has also won multiple 1st prize awards at the Boroondara Eisteddfod, Ringwood Eisteddfod and the Monash Youth Festival. Through her music, Zoe hopes to inspire more young girls to take up the French horn and pursue their musical ambitions. 

Outside of music, Zoe enjoys playing basketball and other team sports. She also shows interest in skiing, snorkelling and fashion, balancing her music pursuits with an active lifestyle. 

Zoe performed the Gliere Horn Concerto In F By Reinhold Giere

Sin Yu Wong is a pianist who loves connecting with audiences through music, exploring repertoire across diverse styles. She holds a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music Studies in Piano Performance from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where she studied with Clemens Leske, Daniel Herscovitch, and Elizabeth Powell, and also studied with Raymond Young at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has performed numerous solo recitals, won prizes in solo and duo competitions, and was selected for the Emerging Artists Concert Series in Sydney (2023). She enjoys traveling to study with different teachers, gaining new insights and perspectives—for example in 2024 with Paul Robert in France and in 2025 at the Mozarteum Summer Festival in Salzburg with Leonel Morales and Leo de María. 

Sin Yu performed: