Petr Šporcl

prominent figure of the Czech cello scene, professor of cello at the Jan Deyl Conservatory and member of the M. Nostitz Quartet.

Tomáš Strašil

Long-time teacher at the Prague Conservatory and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, former concertmaster of the Suk Chamber Orchestra and a sought-after chamber musician.

Hana Baboráková Shabuová

Czech cellist and founding member of Baborák Ensemble. Graduate of HAMU Prague and the Hochschule für Musik Munich (Master’s diploma), winner of the Gideon Klein Prize (Prague Spring International Music Competition, 2001), and teacher at the Vadim Petrov Music School (ZUŠ).