Vatche Hovsepian

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Vatche Hovsepian ( Armenian Վաչե Հովսեփյան , Vache Hovsepyan ; born September 17, 1925 in Yerevan , † December 1, 1987 ) was an Armenian duduk player.

Hovsepian was one of the most important Armenian duduk players of the 20th century. In addition to the duduk, he also played zurna and clarinet. With Antranik Askarian he played The Feeling Begins in Peter Gabriel's Passion , the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's film The Last Temptation of Christ, and thus made the instrument known in western countries. His apartment in Yerevan was a center of cultural and intellectual life in Armenia during the Soviet Union.

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SURNAME Hovsepian, Vatche
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoysepyan, Vache
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Armenian duduk player
DATE OF BIRTH September 17, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Yerevan
DATE OF DEATH 1st December 1987