Tigrane Kazazian
Tigrane Kazazian (born 1987) is a French-Armenian composer, oud player and multi-instrumentalist. Biography. Tigrane was born in 1987, in Cairo, Egypt, to a composer and oud player, Georges Kazazian, and a historian, Anne Le Gall-Kazazian. He was educated at the American University of Cairo. At the age of 19, he left Cairo to study at Concordia University 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. 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 France 2 and on RTS Swiss Radio