Emmanuel Hovhannisyan was born in Yerevan. He graduated from Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas.In present he teaches there. He is honored numerous international prizes. In 2010 he founded a "Dudukman" studio, where duduk is thought both to Armenian and foreign students. In 2015 he founded "Emotion band" . The band namely performs compositions created by Emmanuel Hovhannisyan. In 2016 founded “Sheram” ensemble. In repertory of ensemble are compositions of Armenian ashughs from. He cooperates with various musicians, participates in many international projects. In 2011 and in 2015 together with Gurjieff ensemble recorded CDs that are produced by well known ECM records. The first CD is awarded an Edisson prize. Emmanuel is the part of the “Naghash” ensemble. The music which plays ensemble is composed by John Hodian. Emmanuel Hovhannisyan has big experience also in classical music. He performed the music of Armenian composers and also his own pieces in collaboration with Ural Academic Filharmonic Orchestra-in Krasnoyarsk,Symphonic Orchestra of Yakutsk - in Yakutsk, Ekaterinburg State Symphonic Orchestra - in Ekaterinburg, Armenian State Symphonic Orchestra - in Yerevan, Vienna, Linz , Moscow etc. Also collaboration with string quartets. Luzern quartet - in Luzern , Zurich. Khachaturyan quartet - in Yerevan, Venezia, Rome, Kuss Quartet - in Hamburg (Elbphilharmony)etc. He has recorded more than 25 CD albums , with different musicians and projects in all over the world.