This astonishes me...

I´ve had a fair share of viral videos on Social media, particularly on my main platform Instagram, and also Tiktok (yes, I´m on TikTok, but I don´t do any dances so don´t get your hopes up…).

But what happened this week is really astonishing to me, and I still don´t understand very well why and how it happened.

I´ve been publishing short-form videos in the most beautiful way possible, trying to make the most appropriate setting for the music that I play and share. This has made me hit a new record of 5,2 million views (at the moment) of one of my latest short videos on Instagram, and 1 million views on TikTok.

From my home, I can reach a number of people larger than the population of the city I live in, Madrid, only in a few days. Just wow.

But actually, that´s not what surprised me.

The really surprising thing is that the audio track of that viral video, which is my performance of Bach´s Toccata and Fugue in d minor, has become a tren on Instagram! What that means (for those of you less familiar with the platform) is that people all around the globe are creating their own videos using my recording as the soundtrack to their videos.

Amazing.

Bach has become a trend on Instagram.

Bandoneon has become a trend on Instagram.

Just, amazing.

I can only thank all the people who follow, like, comment and share my posts over all those platforms. I´m happy to become in this way a sort of ambassador both to Bach´s music and to this wonderful instrument.

For longer form videos of (some of) these works, you can check out and follow my YouTube channel by clicking right here.

Have a great day!

Claudio.