Djivan Gasparyan

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Birthday

1928-10-12

Deathday

2021-07-06

Place of Birth

Armenia Kotayk

Djivan Gasparyan

Biography

Djivan Gasparyan (var. Jivan Gasparyan; Armenian: Ջիվան Գասպարյան, Armenian pronunciation: 12 October 1928 – 6 July 2021) was an Armenian musician and composer. He played the duduk, a double reed woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe. Gasparyan is known as the "Master of the duduk". In 2006 he was nominated for Grammy Awards for the Best Traditional World Music Album.