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In 2009, he performed for the former Chancellor Alistair Darling, and unexpectedly played "Big Spender". [ 3] On 26 August 2010, Paravicini was featured on the History Channel 's Stan Lee's Superhumans. On the show, he was subjected to testing which verified his savantism and musical ability.
Jul 27, 2010 · What's happened in the last five or six years is that his authentic voice has come through," Ockelford explained. "It's almost a signature. You know it's Derek," Stahl remarked.
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Martirosyan: How did Derek lose his sight? Ockelford: He had retinopathy of prematurity—abnormal blood vessel development in a premature infant’s retina. But it must have caused lesions in his brain as well, because Derek was developmentally delayed and has an autism diagnosis.
Oct 6, 2011 · Derek Paravicini is a 32-year-old blind, autistic man with a stunning talent: he is a musical prodigy who can replay songs and instrumental pieces on piano after hearing them just once, and then also improvise and play them in different styles.
Aug 9, 2013 · While Derek Paracivini is clearly a musical savant, able to do this to the extreme, this 2009 study published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society looked at musical skills in autistic children who are not savants. They too appeared to have enhanced musical abilities.
Mar 3, 2021 · Blind autistic pianist Derek Paravicini plays at Barbican aged nine. It soon transpired that Paravicini, as well as displaying exceptional technical skill, had an incredible musical memory. He also has perfect pitch, the relatively – pun intended – rare ability to recognise any musical note on cue.
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Derek Paravicini is many things: an incredible piano player, a blind man, an excited talker, a musical savant, and a 30-something with severe autism. In today’s TED Talk, we get a fascinating peek into how he understands music.
