Peter Henderson

March 7
10 a.m. — Noon
Steinway

Lecture/Recital on Maurice Ravel
Peter Henderson

A versatile pianist, Peter Henderson is active as a performer in orchestral, chamber and solo settings. Henderson is currently associate professor of music and artist-in-residence at Maryville University and principal keyboardist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and the Sun Valley Music Festival Orchestra.

Henderson was the piano soloist in the SLSO’s February 2016 California tour performances of Olivier Messiaen’s Des Canyons aux étoiles… (From the Canyons to the Stars…). His Messiaen playing was lauded for its “intense focus and thrilling vibrancy” (San Jose Mercury News).

In addition to his regular ensemble performances with the SLSO, Henderson often delivers pre-concert lectures, introducing subscription concert programs from Powell Hall’s stage.

Henderson’s discography includes collaborations with violinist David Halen, flutist Mark Sparks and soprano Marlissa Hudson. His most recent solo album, from 2017, is A Celebration of African Composers for Piano.

Henderson also occasionally composes music. Rückblick (Looking Back), his song without words for trombone and piano, appears on Gerry Pagano’s album Solitude, released in 2018. Print and electronic editions of Rückblick were issued by Ascenda Music Publishing in January 2024.

Henderson holds a doctor of music degree from Indiana University, Bloomington. He and his wife, Kristin Ahlstrom, the SLSO’s associate principal second violinist, live in St. Louis with their lively, sweet beagle/terrier-mix, Zinni.