Djivan Gasparyan

Personal information

Known for: Sound
Known credits: 14
Gender: Male
Born: October 12, 1928
Died: July 6, 2021
Place of birth: Armenia Kotayk
Also known as: Дживан Гаспарян

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.