Djivan Gasparyan

Djivan Gasparyan is an Armenian musician and composer. He plays the duduk, an Armenian woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe.He has won four world-wide gold Medal UNESCO competitions (1959, 1962, 1973, and 1980). He has the unique distinction of being the only musician to be given the honorary title of People's Artist of Armenia in 1973. A professor at the Yerevan Conservatory, he has instructed and nurtured many performers to professional levels of performance in duduk.In 2002, he received the WOMEX (World Music Expo) lifetime achievement award.He has toured the world several times with a small ensemble playing Armenian folk music.He has collaborated with many artists, such as Hossein Alizadeh, Sting, Erkan Ogur, Michael Brook, Peter Gabriel, Brian May, Lionel Richie, Derek Sherinian, Ludovico Einaudi and Hans Zimmer.Armenian legendary maestro Djivan Gasparyan and Hossein Alizadeh were jointly nominated for 2007 Grammy award for their masterpiece, Endless Vision. Djivan Gasparyan is also highly respected in Iran for his contribution to Iranian and Armenian music. MyGen Profile Generator