Djivan Gasparyan

Djivan Gasparyan (born October 12, 1928, Solak, Armenian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR - died July 6, 2021) was an Armenian duduk player, composer, and educator. His debut album in the West was issued by [[artist:Brian Eno]]'s [[label:5525]] label. He worked with musicians such as [[artist:Ludovico Einaudi]], [[artist:Brian Eno]], [[artist:David Sylvian]], [[artist:Peter Gabriel]] and [[artist:Michael Brook]], and composed music for many Hollywood soundtrack films, including 'The Siege' and 'Gladiator'.