Appearing at the October Festival - Antonio Serrano

ANTONIO SERRANO is considered one of the greatest harmonica players of all time. His greatest contribution to Spanish music was to introduce the harmonica in flamenco, further consolidating such innovation by being part of Paco de Lucia's band between 2004 and 2014.  His musical versatility has also led him to carry out projects and collaborations in other musical fields such as jazz, classical music, tango, and pop. 

Antonio Serrano 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 in Alicante and Madrid. He continued his harmonica training in London, with none other than the legendary Larry Adler. His flawless technique led him to perform in Paris, at the age of 13, a duet with Larry Adler at a Concert for the United Nations. Adler became his mentor and they performed together many times. 

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, R . Vaughan-Williams and more. 

Antonio Serrano has collaborated with a large number of artists in jazz, flamenco and classical music in Spain and worldwide with his own group. He also wrote and published “Learn how to play the harmonica with Antonio Serrano”.