| Tigrane Kazazian | |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Genre: | Avant-garde, folk, world music, jazz |
| Occupation: | Composer Oud player |
| Instrument: | Oud |
Tigrane Kazazian (Armenian: Տիգրան Կազազյան; born April 9, 1987) is a French-Armenian composer, oud player and multi-instrumentalist.[1] [2] [3] He plays avant-garde, folk, and world music-inspired original compositions.
Tigrane was born on April 9, 1987, in Cairo, Egypt, to a composer and oud player, Georges Kazazian, and a historian, Anne Le Gall-Kazazian.[1] [4] He was educated at the American University of Cairo.[1] At the age of 19, he left Cairo to study at Concordia University where he earned a degree in political science and government.[1] From 5 to 17 years old, he played tennis at a high-level, competing in Egypt and France.[5] [6]
In 2012, he moved to Armenia to study at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan.[1] [7]
In 2016, he and his father, Georges Kazazian, formed the Nour Project following an invitation by the Ministry of Culture of Armenia.[1] [7]
In 2018, Tigrane Kazazian formed the Kazazian trio, with Duduk player Arsen Petrosyan, an artist nominated for Best Artist in the Songlines Music Awards.[1] [8]
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 France 2 and on RTS Swiss Radio.[9] [10]
In 2022, Tigrane Kazazian formed the Tigrane Kazazian Quartet. The Quartet gave its first three concerts in Armenia as part of the Francophonie Organization.[11] Tigrane Kazazian also collaborated with Swiss composer-musician Albin Brun in a concert commemorating the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Armenia on April 21, 2022, in Yerevan, Armenia.[12]