The Musical Genius - Derek Paravicini

Derek, now in his mid twenties, was born premature, at 25 weeks, and weighing just over half a kilogram. As a result of the oxygen therapy required to save his life, Derek lost his sight, and his development was affected too. It later became apparent that he had severe learning difficulties. However, he soon acquired a fascination for music and sound, and, by the age of four, had taught himself to play a large number of pieces on the piano, of some melodic and harmonic complexity (such as 'Smoke Gets in your Eyes'). Almost inevitably, with no visual models to guide him, his technique was chaotic, and even his elbows would frequently be pressed into service, as he strove to reach intervals beyond the span of his tiny hands!

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The second part of this amazing documentary about Daniel Paravacini, the musical genius who is both blind and autistic but can play the piano better than most professional pianists.

The third part of the documentary where we see Derek try to communicate emotions through his music. Derek prepares for his trip to the US where he meets Rex, a similaly gifted young boy. Together they must perform a duet in a concert and we see how they begin to prepare.

In this part we see Derek meet with his to-be duet partner in the concert and many other talented musical savants at a dedicated school.