Legendary duduk player Jivan Gasparyan dies at 92

People's Artist of Armenia Jivan Gasparyan, the outstanding duduk player, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 92, his family said.

Gasparyan was born in 1928 in Solak near Yerevan and began playing the duduk as a child. International fame came with tours in the 1980s and 1990s and collaborations with Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and Hans Zimmer.

His duduk can be heard on the soundtracks of Gladiator, The Last Temptation of Christ and many other films. He received four UNESCO gold medals.

Armenia's Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport offered condolences. A farewell ceremony will be held in Yerevan, where the musician will be buried.