Edvard Pogossian (cello) is the principal cello of the Royal Northern Sinfonia as well as a cello professor at the Royal Northern College of Music. He has guest led the cello sections of the Oslo Philharmonic, the Hallé, the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. As the winner of the Juilliard Concerto Competition, Edvard performed the Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations at David Geffen Hall in New York and at the Harris Theater in Chicago with the Juilliard Orchestra under the direction of Itzhak Perlman. The Chicago Tribune praised Edvard’s performance for his “astonishing musical and technical maturity,” as well as his “winning lightness of touch to everything he played, combined with a velvety tone.” He has also appeared as a soloist with the Boston Pops, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, and the New Mexico Philharmonic. Philharmonic. Edvard’s debut album, Journey through Armenia, was released in 2022 with Linn Records, and includes a world premiere of Tigran Hamasyan's cello sonata. He has attended Yellow Barn and the Marlboro Festival, where he was from 2019 to 2022. Edvard is a member of Trio Isimsiz, as well as currently being on trial with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.