Tigrane Kazazian ( hy, Տիգրան Կազազյան; born April 9, 1987) is a French-Armenian composer,

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player and multi-instrumentalist. He plays avant-garde, folk, and world music-inspired original compositions.

Biography

Tigrane was born on April 9, 1987, in

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, to a composer and oud player,

Georges Kazazian Georges Kazazian ( ar, جـورج كازازيان) (born 25 Jan 1953) is an Egyptian-Armenian composer and oud player. He moved between two cultures in the vicinity of his cosmopolitan society, a feature of the social and demographic structure of ...

, and a historian, Anne Le Gall-Kazazian. He was educated at the

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. At the age of 19, he left Cairo to study at

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where he earned a degree in political science and government. From 5 to 17 years old, he played tennis at a high-level, competing in Egypt and France. In 2012, he moved to Armenia to study at the

Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan ( hy, Երևանի Կոմիտասի անվան պետական կոնսերվատորիա), also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (YKSC) or Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC), is a state-owned colleg ...

. In 2016, he and his father, Georges Kazazian, formed the Nour Project following an invitation by the Ministry of Culture of Armenia. In 2018, Tigrane Kazazian formed the Kazazian trio, with Duduk player Arsen Petrosyan, an artist nominated for Best Artist in the Songlines Music Awards. In 2021, his album, ''Cairo Nights'', was published by Green United Music. In the same year, his music was featured in the documentaries including ''1915 : le Génocide des chrétiens en Turquie'' and ''2 mois après le drame: les chrétiens se relèvent'' by

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and on RTS Swiss Radio. In 2022, Tigrane Kazazian formed the Tigrane Kazazian Quartet. The Quartet gave its first three concerts in Armenia as part of the Francophonie Organization. Tigrane Kazazian also collaborated with Swiss composer-musician Albin Brun in a concert commemorating the 30th anniversary of

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between Switzerland and Armenia on April 21, 2022, in Yerevan, Armenia.

Discography

* "A Lifelong Love Part A - Still Love" * "A Lifelong Love Part B - Still Love" * "Nowhere Now Here - Now Here" * "Watching The Flames - Nar" * "Shifting Sands - Moving Sands" * "Streams And Rivers - Love Stream" * "Blooming At Night Part A - Lila" * "Blooming At Night Part B - Lila" * "Enlightening The Way - La Voie" * "A Dialogue Part A - Dia-Logue" * "A Dialogue Part B - Dia-Logue" * "Cairo Nights Part A - Cairo Nights" * "Cairo Nights Part B - Cairo Nights" * "Whitewashed Walls - Baleares"

References

{{reflist French composers Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan 1987 births Living people