Derek Blind Pianist
He began playing the piano at the age of two when his nanny gave him an old keyboard.
Derek blind pianist. He recently traveled to the united states with his sister libbet and his teacher adam ockelford phd a professor of music at the university of roehampton in london. Derek paravicini born 26 july 1979. Derek paravicini has been blind from birth and has autism and severe learning difficulties yet he is one of the most extraordinary pianists and musicians of.
Derek is one of the most extraordinary pianists and musical entertainers of his generation. But with perfect pitch innate talent and a lot of practice he became a concert pianist by the age of 10. On his introductory visit to the school.
The irony is derek is blind and was born with a savant syndrome. Derek was born to nicolas paravicini and mary ann parker bowles on july 26 1979. Dubbed the human ipod in the states derek has a repertoire of tens of thousands of pieces all learnt very rapidly just by listening.
That exploration continues via world class pianist derek paravicini who has autism and is also blind. Born three and a half months prematurely derek paravicini is blind and has severe autism. He was a 25 weeks premature baby weighing just a pound and a half and due to the oxygen therapy given during his time in a neonatal intensive care unit lost his eye sight.
The case centred on the financial and welfare arrangements for 30 year old derek paravicini who has achieved an international public profile with his musical ability despite being blind and autistic. His parents arranged for him to attend the linden lodge school for the blind in london. Yet he is blind autistic and has severe learning difficulties.
Here his longtime piano teacher adam ockelford explains his student s unique relationship to music while paravicini shows how he has ripped up the chopsticks rulebook. Derek was born to nicolas paravicini and mary ann parker bowles on july 26 1979. He was a 25 weeks premature baby weighing just a pound and a half and due to the oxygen therapy given during his time in a neonatal intensive care unit lost his eye sight.
