Intro
Armenian musician
Record Labels
Awards Received
honorary citizen of Yerevan
People's Artist of the Armenian SSR
Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots
Medal "For Distinguished Labour"
Order For Merit to the Fatherland - 1st degree

Djivan Gasparyan (var. Jivan Gasparyan; Armenian: Ջիվան Գասպարյան, Armenian pronunciation: [dʒiˈvɑn ɡɑspɑɾˈjɑn]; born October 12, 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". In 2006 he was nominated for Grammy awards for the Best Traditional World Music Album.