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Svetlana Navasardyan was born in Alaverdi, Armenia. From 1959 to 1964 she studied at R. Melikian and Sayat Nova Music Schools. Between 1964 to 1968 she studied at Yerevan State Conservatory V. Umrshat’s class. She finished Moscow P. Tchaikovsky Conservatory the class of Yakov Zak in 1971, in 1973 had Ph.D. of piano performance. Since 1966 she is a soloist at Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Since 1974 teaches at Komitas State Conservatory (Professor since 1989). She had concerts in many countries, participated in many international festivals, a laureate and a jury member of international competitions. In 1977 Svetlana Navasardyan was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR, since 1984 - People's Artist of the Armenian SSR, in 1988. - The State Prize of Armenia, in 2003 it was awarded the “Movses Khorenatsi” medal, in 2010 - the “Order of Mesrop Mashtots”, in 2016 - the Order of Honor.