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Biography
Djivan Gasparyan (Armenian: ????? ?????????, Armenian pronunciation: [?i?v?n g?sp???j?n]; born 1928) is an Armenian musician and composer. He plays the duduk, a double reed woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe. Gasparyan is known as the Master of the duduk. He has won four world-wide gold Medal UNESCO competitions (1959, 1962, 1973, and 1980). In 1973, he became the first musician to receive the honorary title of People's Artist of Armenia.
