Biography
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Born
23 August 1951 (age 72)
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Born In
Tehran, Tehrān, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Djivan Gasparyan, born 1928 in Solag, plays the duduk, an Armenian double reed woodwind instrument related to the oboe. Djivan Gasparyan is widely known as the "Master" of Duduk. For "Endless Vision," he collaborated with Hossein Alizadeh, a distinguished Iranian composer, Radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and excellent tar and setar instrumentalist and improvisor, dubbed by many as an Ostad (Master) of Persian music.
Endless Vision
Genres : Persian world
Released : 2005 | Label : World Village | Length : 1h00' 28''
An album recorded under ideal acoustic circumstances at Tehran’s Niavaran Palace. Djivan Gasparyan and Hossein Alizadeh are accompanied by the seven-member Hamavayan Ensemble, Armen Ghazarian and Vazgen Markaryan. The concert is further enhanced by emotional, overtone-laced singing in Armenian, Azeri and Persian by Afsaneh Rasaei, Hourshid Biabani and Ali Samadpour.
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