About
Pianist and composer who is blind. He is considered a savant and is on the autism spectrum. On his derekparavicinipiano Instagram page, he has 190,000 followers who can see some of his performances on the piano, some charity work he does, and improv music he comes up with.
Before Fame
He was born prematurely at 26 weeks, alongside a twin sister who did not make it. He was rendered blind by an overdose of oxygen in the NICU. Growing up it was discovered that he had perfect pitch at age 2 and could play a song on piano after just hearing it once.
Trivia
He has been on 60 Minutes twice being interviewed by Lesley Stahl. He also appeared with Adam Ockelford at TEDxWarwick to discuss his extraordinary musical abilities.
Family Life
His parents are Nicolas Paravicini and Mary Ann Parker Bowles. His uncle is Andrew Parker Bowles who was married to Camilla Parker Bowles before she married King Charles III. Tom Parker Bowles is one of his cousins.
Associated With
He did an improv of some music by Jools Holland on his Instagram page.
