Gibran Alcocer

About

Gibran Alcocer is a Mexican pianist and composer from Mérida, Yucatán, born in 2003. He began classical piano studies at age 12 and broke through in 2022 with his debut original piece "Idea 10", a minimalist piano solo that went viral on TikTok and became the world's most-streamed classical song. His ongoing "Ideas" series - spare, melancholic piano works that sit between classical tradition and ambient soundscapes - has accumulated over 1 billion streams across his catalog.

1B+

streams across the catalog

5.6M

monthly listeners on Spotify

584.4K

followers on TikTok

244M+

streams of "Idea 10" on Spotify

What's new

2026-09
Gibran Alcocer is undertaking his "Off Screen Tour" with concerts in New York, Montreal, Toronto and Los Angeles in September 2026, followed by European dates including Warsaw.
2025-08
MuseScore highlighted that "Idea 10" has become the world's most streamed classical song, and that Alcocer's total catalog has surpassed 1 billion streams.
2025-05
Earmilk interviewed Alcocer about his 1 billion streams, his hometown Mérida and upcoming live performances.
2025
Alcocer gave his first live concerts at prestigious international venues in 2025, including Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie and Berlin's Philharmonie.
2023-07
Alcocer collaborated as composer and producer on Latin Grammy-winner Tainy's album "Data", and his piece "Idea 1" was used by DJ Atmozfears for the closing track of the Defqon.1 festival.