The duduk weeps

The duduk weeps

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norman lebrecht

July 06, 2021

Armenia’s foremost duduk player Jivan Gasparyan died today aged 92.

The duduk is an indigenous wind instrument. The name means ‘apricot-made’.

Gasparyan recorded with, among others, the Kronos Quartet and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

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