The Musical Genius - Derek Paravicini

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, June 22, 2009 10:47 AM | permalink

26-year-old Derek Paravicini doesn't know left from right and had trouble counting to 10. He was born blind and lives in a home for autistic people. Despite his mental and physical disabilities, he is a wonderful pianist.

The entire documentary about Paravicini is on YouTube.

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Part 5

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#1 posted by hbl, June 22, 2009 4:25 PM

I saw a documentary about this guy last year sometime. I think it was Oliver Sacks who fronted it, and he looked at Musical Savants (that was the title). There was a guy who controlled his tourettes through drumming. It was amazing.

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#2 posted by hbl, June 22, 2009 4:39 PM

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#3 posted by axl456, June 23, 2009 12:53 AM

amazing documentary..

searching on youtube i found this great performance of fly to the moon by derek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y3I3priQRw

enjoy!!