As a recognized master of dhol and dumbek, Tigran Hovhannisyan has traveled internationally with many ensembles. In addition to his work with The Naghash Ensemble, Hovhannisyan performs with the Armenian National Orchestra, The National Folk Music Ensemble, Gata Band, and the ethnographic song and dance ensemble "Akunk." He received his education from 1990-1998 as a prize-winning student at the Hendrik Igityan Music School for Folk Instruments and from 1999-2006 at the Rumanos Meliqyan College of Music. Hovhannisyan is also highly sought after as a master teacher of percussion instruments.