Derek Paravicini
Derek Paravicini is a musical genius. Born blind, autistic and with severe learning difficulties, he s a world renowned pianist and a masterful improviser with the ability to switch style and key after hearing something only once. He loves taking requests and bringing joy with his music.
Derek Paravicini
We're very pleased to announce that Derek will be streaming live on October 5th, 17:00 GMT! You can tune in on his Facebook or his YouTube channel. Derek has missed streaming, and is very excited to be resuming it. Get your requests ready, any style, any genre, any key! 🎹😍🎶😁
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Derek Paravicini will play at Ramsbury Holy Cross Church in #wiltshire at 6:30 on Friday September 26th at a concert in aid of @theambertrust. Tickets can be purchased here: www.ramsburyroxy.org/home/p/derekparavicini
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Derek's film Key of Genius is screening at a sold out showing at the Oscar-qualifying @hollyshortsff this Saturday August 16th! More news on the next steps for the film soon.
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One of the beautiful things about music is the way it can connect people together who may otherwise struggle to communicate. Here, Derek plays with 7 year old musical prodigy Evan Tsang (@EvanTsang-Piano). Derek has taken on something of an elder statesman role in the neurodiverse musical community. His work with young people and children exemplifies the benefits of helping those with special abilities and needs to work together, communicating with one another and supporting each other through music.
Derek will play once again with friends from @theambertrust at @RiverhouseBarn on October 12th. Tickets available here: www.riverhousebarn.co.uk/events/125873?language=en
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More great news! Derek's film, Key of Genius, will be featured at @hollyshortsff another Oscar qualifying film festival based in Hollywood itself! The screening will take place on August 16th at 7.30pm and anyone within reach of Los Angeles can buy tickets here: tinyurl.com/hollyshortskeyofgenius
We'll of course keep everyone updated about when the film will be more widely available, but for now we are very excited about the traction Derek's story is getting on the festival circuit.
Key of Genius also has a dedicated Instagram channel here: www.instagram.com/keyofgenius_film/ where you can find more news and behind the scenes info.
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There are still plenty of tickets left here ambertrust.org/event/accademia-dellopera-italiana-… for Derek, @accademiadelloperaitaliana, @theambertrust's 4th of July celebration of American big band music!
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The @telegraph have run a great article about Derek and his new film, Key of Genius. Well worth a read! www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/blind-autistic-pian…
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Derek and all of us who know and work with him had a wonderful time at the premiere of Key of Genius at the @Raindance Film Festival on Saturday! Thank you to all who attended and congratulations to all of the other films at the festival.
We will of course keep everyone updated about when and where Key of Genius will be viewable in the future as things develop.
From left to right: Director Daniel Persitz, Derek Paravicini, Adam Ockelford, Lauren Samuels, who plays Derek's mother Mary Ann, and Gavin Stenhouse who plays Adam!
We'd like to thank everyone who contributed to the Kickstarter campaign which funded the film, and hope to share more news about it soon.
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Only two days to go until the UK debut of Derek's film, Key of Genius, at the @Raindance Film Festival in London! Key of Genius tells the story of how Derek's talent was discovered and nurtured. We're so excited for the screenings and can't wait to share Key of Genius more widely as soon as possible.
There are still tickets left to the two showings of the film on Saturday and Sunday, and you can find them along with more information here: raindance.eventive.org/films/key-of-genius-681a27c…
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Derek is continuing to love his work as an ambassador for Trinity College London Press - Starting today he will play through the whole of Trinity's new book, 'A Year in Twelve Keys' by Chris Caine, which features 12 diatonic piano studies, each inspired by a month of the year and written in a unique key.
A wide variety of styles are represented, perfect for expanding your repertoire and improving technical skills; Discover the Musical Theatre flair of ‘January’, the contemporary Classical charm of ‘February’, the French elegance of ‘November’, the pop-inspired ‘August’, and the intricate Fughetta of ‘June’.
Seven of the pieces are also included in the Grade 5-8 Piano syllabus, making them ideal for exam preparation.
Looking to challenge yourself, refine your technique, or add variety to your repertoire? This book is a must-have. Visit store.trinitycollege.com/pages/a-year-in-twelve-ke… for more information and to purchase your copy.
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