Formed in the fall of 2023 at The Juilliard School, the Prometheus String Quartet is a New York City-based string quartet inspired by the myth of Prometheus. Just as Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give to humanity, we aim to share new and meaningful forms of connection to our audiences through our performances of the beloved string quartet canon and undiscovered gems. 

Originally established by violinist Anthony Chan and cellist Wil Vanderslice, the quartet's current iteration formed after discovering an immediate bond while coming together to work on Korngold’s monumental Piano Quintet in E Major in the 2024 ChamberFest. Since then, the quartet coached intensively with Merry Peckham and was selected to be a Gluck Fellowship ensemble for the 2024-2025 school year. Currently, the quartet is coached by Joseph Lin, Joel Krosnick, Natasha Brofsky and Catherine Cho. Additionally, the quartet has studied with the Calidore String Quartet, Timothy Eddy, Hsin-yuan Huang, and Curtis Macomber. 

Dedicated to innovation in the concert scene, the quartet also recently performed in “The Mad King,” a collaboration between Carnegie Hall and Juilliard’s “New Series” curated by music division dean David Ludwig. For this program, the quartet performed Schoenberg's Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41, in a multimedia setting alongside guest pianist Baron Fenwick and actress Ana Karneža. The quartet has also worked closely with Juilliard Arnhold Creative Associate, flutist Claire Chase, as part of her project Density 2036. In this, the quartet premiered a new version of Terry Riley’s “Holy Liftoff” for string quartet, flute and electronic tape for Juilliard’s Fall Festival.

Upcoming concerts include performances at the American Australian Association’s Twilight Concert Series and at the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth as one of their CMSFW2 Ensemble for the 2024-2025 season.

The quartet members individually attained their Bachelors degrees from Mannes, New England Conservatory, Peabody Institute, and the Eastman School of Music before forming together at Juilliard. Past individual coaches for the group members include members of the Brentano, Juilliard, Borromeo, Orion, American, Ying, Pacifica, Goldner, Danel, Jupiter and Cooperstown String Quartets