
Antonio Serrano
Spain
Antonio Serrano is considered one of the greatest harmonica players of all time.
His greatest contribution to music was to introduce the harmonica in flamenco, further consolidating such innovation by being part of Paco de Lucia's group between 2004 and 2014. In addition, his etudes for chromatic harmonica extend and challenge the technical possibilities of the instrument.
His remarkable versatility has also led him to projects and collaborations in other musical fields such as jazz, classical music, tango, and pop.
Antonio Serrano (Madrid 1974) began his musical studies with his father, who taught him to play the harmonica and to read music. Later, he studied piano and violin at the conservatories at Alicante and Madrid, concluding his harmonica training with none other than the master Larry Adler in London.
At the age of 13, his flawless technique led to the invitation to perform a duet with Larry Adler at a Concert for the United Nations in Paris.
Adler became his mentor and they performed together countless times. In Belgium in 1992, at the age of 18, Serrano performed a work written for Adler: Malcolm Arnold's Opus 46 Concerto for harmonica and orchestra. In the course of his solo career, he has collaborated with the symphony orchestras of Belgium, Cologne, Heidelberg, Kiel and Istanbul, among others, playing original harmonica concertos by H. Villalobos, M. Arnold, V. Williams, etc. and arrangements of works by M. de Falla, G. Enescu, G. Gershwin or R. Kórsakov.
Among his most outstanding recordings are En el Central (1999) and Armonitango (2007) with the special collaboration of Toots Thielemans, with whom he had the opportunity to share the stage at several European festivals, as reflected in the album Tootsology.
His most personal and autobiographical work to date is Harmonious (2012), in which he challenges the technical possibilities of the chromatic harmonica. This led to his first solo international tour, which was a great success and made Serrano a worldwide point of reference for his instrument.

World Harmonica Gala
Saturday, Nov. 1st, 2025
Gala Concert
- 8:15 pm
- 7:30 pm
Location
Dr. Ernst Hohner Concert Hall
Hangenstraße 50
78647 Trossingen
Registration & Tickets
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