Vigen Balasanyan
Duduk | Blul | Armenian
About Vigen Balasanyan
Vigen Balasanyan is an Armenian folk musician, performing internationally on several Armenian traditional folk instruments such as duduk, blul, shvi, pku, zurna, as well as on saxophone and clarinet. His versatile musical profile features Armenian folk, jazz and popular music in a broad repertoire, playing as a solo artist and in ensembles, including the Gusanakan State Ensemble of Folk instruments in Armenia.
In 2019 Vigen Balasanyan featured on the album Komitas – Shoror, published by SIMAX Classics / Grappa musikkforlag in the framework of pianist Mariam Kharatyan’s artistic research PhD project Armenian Fingerprints. Prior to the recording of Komitas – Shoror, in 2018 they performed together in Kristiansand Cathedral.
In 2024 Balasanyan performed together with Mariam Kharatyan and Alessandra Bossa as part of Fragment Festival in Kristiansand. Balasanyan has for many years collaborated with numerous folk, jazz and pop music bands and has toured the USA, France, China, Vietnam, Lithuania, Poland, Greece, Cyprus, Uzbekistan, Qatar and Lebanon.
