A disciple of Vache Umr-Shat and Yakov Zak, she first stood out at the East German musical scene, being awarded prizes at Zwickau's Robert Schumann (1966) and Leipzig's Johann Sebastian Bach Competition (1968).

From 1965 to 1968, Navasardyan studied at Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan in Vache Umr-Shat's class.

In 1971, she graduated from Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (student in Yakov Zak's class), and in 1973 from postgraduate studies.

Her repertoire includes Bach, Scarlatti, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Hindemith, Shostakovich, Komitas, Khachaturian, Hovunts, Mansurian's and other's compositions.

Her performances are distinguished by a unique interpretation that combines scale, dramatic equipment, power, and poetry.