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[Willi Burger]
- ''Chromatic harmonica, virtuoso. Classical player''

Willi Burger was born in Milan, Italy. From the fifties he began to participate to many international competitions, and he met the greatest chromatic harmonica soloists: John Sebastian, Larry Adler, Tommy Reilly, who admired his technical talent, his melodic style and his peculiar timbre. In 1955 he was asked by the "Federation International de the Harmonica" to participate to the competition of Winterthur, and he was proclaimed winner with unanimous consent, amazing the international jury with his extraordinary virtuosity.

After the Winterthur great success Burger began an intense concert season with performances all around Europe. In his career Burger played in duo with A. Ballista, E.Muller, D. Anzaghi and he performed as a soloist with the Symphony Orchestra of Lubiana, the Slovenian Philharmonic, the Orchestra of the Radio of Munich, the Piccola Sinfonica of Milan, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Turin, the Cameristi of Genoa and more recently, with the Virtuosi dell' Esemble of Venice G.F. Malipiero in Vivaldi’s Church. To be emphasized are the concerts held in the Palacio of Music in Barcelona and in the Konzert-Haus in Norimberga. Willi Burger usually performs as a guest in an orchestra and, for several years, in duo with pianist Marcello Parolini. Together they carried out numerous concerts and recordings with record companies Agorà, Curci and EUCLED. He has 7 Albums to his’ credit: "Harmonica Classica", “Impressions" "Harmonica French Compositions", "Classical Chromarmonica", "IMAGES" with Ennio Morricone, "Music from Spain and South America" and "Concerto".Willi Burger plays on Hohner Silver Concerto.