In 2017, after 32 years as a member of the Wihan Quartet, cellist Ales Kasprik retired from the Quartet. The Quartet have been very fortunate to find two wonderful cellists to perform with them: Matej Stepanek, from the Academy of Performing Arts Prague and one of the finest young cellists of his generation and the excellent Michal Kanka, cellist with one of the best Czech string quartets, the Prazak Quartet.