Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Born
October 12, 1928
Died
July 6, 2021 (age 92)
Place of Birth
Armenia Kotayk
Also Known As
Дживан Гаспарян
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.
