Djivan Gasparyan

Djivan Gasparyan

Actor

Armenia Kotayk
October 12, 1928

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.

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Djivan Gasparyan 1

Representative Works

Gladiator
Gladiator
8.2
/ English
Blood Diamond
Blood Diamond
7.6
/ English
Ronin
Ronin
7.0
/ English
Onegin
Onegin
6.1
/ English
Calendar
Calendar
6.3
/ English
Clean Thursday
Clean Thursday
5.7
/ Russian
Duduk
Duduk
No Rating Yet
/ German
Hrant (Fırat)
Hrant (Fırat)
No Rating Yet
/ Turkish
Endless Vision
Endless Vision
10.0
/ Persian
Six Musicians And The City
Six Musicians And The City
No Rating Yet
/ Armenian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Gladiator
2000Winner

Best Performance

Gladiator

Blood Diamond
2006Winner

Best Performance

Blood Diamond

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2003Nominee

Best Performance

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Career Highlights

Ronin
1998Highlight

Best Performance

Ronin

Onegin
1999Highlight

Best Performance

Onegin

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