Dylan Henderson

— Dylan Henderson

Communications Manager

Elder Conservatorium of Music

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics


Dylan Henderson is an Australian pianist and early-career researcher with a passion for promoting discourse between performance and musicology. He recently completed his performance-based PhD at the University of Adelaide, graduating in September 2023. During his candidature, Dylan was the winner of the Chopin Study Competition for Young Researchers (presented by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw, in association with the School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania) and the Naomi Cumming Prize for Postgraduate Research (presented by the Musicological Society of Australia/SA Chapter); gave a two-hour all-Chopin recital by candlelight at UKARIA Cultural Centre; and performed Chopin’s Concerto in F minor, Op. 21 with the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra. Following the submission of his PhD, Dylan received a Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Research Thesis Excellence, and was recently awarded the 2023 University Doctoral Research Medal for outstanding research at the PhD level. His scholarly publications include 'A "Narrow-Keyed" Pleyel: The Ergonomics of Chopin's Interface' in The Chopin Review, and ‘“Espaces Imaginaires”: Chopin’s Damper Pedal and the Haze of Dreams’, selected for publication in the forthcoming Chopin Institute conference book Romanticism in Music: Poland in its European Context, edited by Professor Jeffrey Kallberg.

  • Journals

    Year Citation
    - Henderson, D. (n.d.). A ‘Narrow-Keyed’ Pleyel: The Ergonomics of Chopin’s Interface. Chopin Review, (6).
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  • Book Chapters

    Year Citation
    2025 Henderson, D. (2025). 'Espaces Imaginaires': Chopin's Damper Pedal and the Haze of Dreams. In J. Kallberg (Ed.), Romanticism in Music: Poland in its European Context. Warsaw, Poland: Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina.

2023 University Doctoral Research Medal for Outstanding Research at the PhD Level (2024)

University of Adelaide



Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Research Excellence (2023)

University of Adelaide



Winner of the Naomi Cumming Prize for Postgraduate Research (2022)

Musicology Society of Australia | SA Chapter



Winner of the Chopin Study Competition for Young Researchers (2020)

Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina (The Fryderyk Chopin Institute) | School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania



Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship and Stipend (2019–2022)

University of Adelaide | Australian Government



Finalist for the Peter Schodde Memorial Piano Scholarship (2018)

Recitals Australia | Helpmann Academy



Flora Bunning Memorial Prize for Chamber Music (2014)

School of Music | University of Western Australia



Waveney Wansborough Memorial Prize for Music (2013)

School of Music | University of Western Australia

  • Position: Communications Manager
  • Phone: 83135286
  • Email: dylan.henderson@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Elder Hall, floor Lower Ground
  • Room: LG23
  • Org Unit: Elder Conservatorium of Music

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