Tigran Martikyan

Before Tigran started studying piano in his native Armenia, he began to teach himself accordion when he was seven years old. He later took up cello, and was admitted to The Tigran Chukajian Music School, where he studied cello with Tiruhi Sargisian. After three years, he began to study piano as a secondary instrument under the guidance of Kathia Sahakian. He was soon honored with an unprecedented invitation to perform at the school's piano concert. By the time he graduated from the Chukajain School in 1988, Tigran had for many years, since the age of twelve, been playing accordion professionally all over Armenia. \