Dementia suffering pianist conducts symphony orchestra | SWNS

A dementia suffering pianist whose spontaneous composition went viral last year has fulfilled a lifelong dream of conducting a symphony orchestra – which played his tunes. Paul Harvey, 81, went viral last September when his son Nick had recorded him improvising a two-minute piece from four notes – F natural, A, D and B natural – and posted the footage on Twitter. Nick posted the clip online to show how musical ability can survive memory loss and Paul captured the hearts of the nation when he tickled the ivories from his home in Sussex live on the tele. It was recorded by BBC Philharmonic orchestra as a single with proceeds going to the Alzheimer’s Society and Music for Dementia, which campaigns for people with the condition to have free access to music as part of their care. Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see our viral, breaking news videos. ** This content is being managed by SWNS. To licence for editorial or commercial use p