CONCERT DEDICATED TO JIVAN GASPARIAN'S 80th BIRTH
ANNIVERSARY TO TAKE PLACE IN YEREVAN
03-11-2008 14:55:00 | Armenia | Culture
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.