Out of all the music genre manga, Ao no Orchestra is one of the best I have read so far.
Ao no Orchestra is a story that revolves around the main character, Aono who is a violinist prodigy. However, due to family circumstances, he quits playing the violin.
Aono meets Akine who reignites his passion for music and violin. Both join a high school orchestra where they display their talents and hard work.
As you continue to read, the drama just gets better. The story's drama and music makes the manga more amazing. I read this for the music, but stayed for the drama. Its actually so good! The drama plays a huge role in the music aspects simalarly to kono oto tomare. Overall, the story is written with a good pace and is not rushed.
Each chapter is entertaining and well written. It makes you want to hear the music (if it ever gets an anime). Many, if not, all the characters are likable.
It's not like your lie in april. Only the musical aspect but other than that, its completely different.