Tommy Reilly 








  
    
Harmonicists in classical music have to choose
pieces in which this newcomer transcends its
apparent incongruity.
Soloists and virtuosos... The apparition of the chromatic harmonica in 1924 gave young musicians an opportunity to perform classical works on an affordable instrument.

Thanks to Larry Adler and John Sebastian Sr, an original repertory is written especially for the harmonica (Milhaud, Villa-Lobos...).
Classical Larry
Larry Adler
the virtuoso Huang
Canadian Tommy Reilly and Cham-Ber-Huang from China generate worldwide interest.
Chromonica
In Europe, Claude Garden, Sigmund Groven and Franz Chmel carry the torch.
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