Khosrov Manukyan

Khosrov Manukyan was born in 1969 in Yerevan. In 1988 he graduated from the Tchaikovsky music school, and in 1992 from the Yerevan Conservatory (piano faculty). From 1992 to 1995 he studied in Hamburg, Germany, as a sound engineer and gained arranging skills.

He has lived in Moscow since 1997. He has created many arrangements and recorded an album for the duduk. In 2012 he picked up the duduk for the first time and taught himself to play, after which he began performing in Russia, Greece, Israel, Germany and other countries.

A laureate of international festivals. In January 2017 he received a laureate diploma at the 7th International Arts Festival 'The Road to Christmas', and on 1 October 2017 he took part in the 4th Moscow International Duduk Festival. He has repeatedly performed on the same stage as his mentor, the legendary Jivan Gasparyan.