
Arsen Petrosyan, Mehdi Rostami and Adib Rostami in session
Kathryn Tickell presents a specially-recorded live session featuring Armenian duduk virtuoso Arsen Petrosyan alongside Adib Rostami on kamancheh and Mehdi Rostami on setar.
Kathryn Tickell curates an hour of global roots-based music from across the globe and presents a special live session of Armenian and Persian music featuring duduk master Arsen Petrosyan with Adib Rostami on kamancheh and Mehdi Rostami on setar. Arsen Petrosyan, who leads the trio, is a virtuoso of the Armenian duduk, a traditional double reed woodwind instrument made of apricot wood, the origins of which date back to the fifth century.
Produced by Silvia Malnati
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3
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Arsen Petrosyan
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Adib Rostami
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مهدی رستمی
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- Music Planet Live Session.
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Adib Rostami, مهدی رستمی & Arsen Petrosyan
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Broadcast
- Sat 6 Dec 202521:30BBC Radio 3


