CONCERT DEDICATED TO JIVAN GASPARIAN’S 80th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY TO TAKE PLACE IN YEREVAN

Noyan Tapan

Nov 3, 2008

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. A concert dedicated to the 80th birth
anniversary of internationally-famous duduk player and author of songs
Jivan Gasparian will take place on November 11 at Yerevan K. Demirchian
Sports and Concert Complex. Zucchero, Alan Parsons Live Project, and
Planet X will take part in the concert. The latters will also have solo
concerts in the days following the concert in honor of J. Gasparian.

Concert’s goal is to once more glorify the master of duduk, as
Armenian duduk got international fame thanks to J. Gasparian’s
exclusive performing talent. It should be mentioned that the duduk
player is a medal-winner of four contests held by UNESCO. Duduk
performed by him sounds in Hollywood and European films, including
Gladiator and Siege. J. Gasparian today travelling about the whole
world and performing with talented foreign musicians continues
spreading Armenian music.