Hailed by the Santa Barbara Independent for their “taut and refined collective sound,” the Prometheus Quartet is an international string quartet inspired by the myth of Prometheus, striving to bring the gift of music to others. Just as Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give to humanity, the quartet seeks to spark meaningful connections with audiences through fresh performances of the string quartet repertoire.

Formed in 2023 at The Juilliard School, the quartet studied intensively with Merry Peckham and served as a Gluck Fellowship ensemble for the 2024-2025 school year. At Juilliard, they also studied with Joel Krosnick, Joseph Lin, Natasha Brofsky, Catherine Cho, and the Juilliard String Quartet. The ensemble is currently the Graduate String Quartet in Residence at the University of Delaware, where they study with the Calidore String Quartet. Starting in fall of 2026, they will also study at the Netherlands Stringkwartet Academy, NSKA, with Marc Danel.

The quartet has performed at festivals such as the Schiermonnikoog Festival (Netherlands), McGill International String Quartet Academy (Canada), IMS Prussia Cove (United Kingdom), the Juilliard String Quartet Seminar, and was the inaugural Emerging Artist String Quartet at the Music Academy of the West. In summer 2026, they will have a residency at the Vibre! International String Quartet Festival in Bordeaux as the first North American ensemble ever selected, where they will work closely with Quatuor Modigliani, as well as a residency at La Jolla SummerFest as the 2026 Farfy Foundation Fellowship Ensemble. They currently serve as Educational Artists-in-Residence at Chesapeake Music, were silver medallists at the Saint Paul String Quartet Competition, prize winners in the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth’s Emerging Artist competition, and finalists in the Dragon Chamber Music Competition of China.

Deeply committed to innovation in performance, the quartet appeared in The Mad King, a collaboration between Carnegie Hall and Juilliard’s ‘New Series’, presenting Schoenberg’s Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte in a multimedia setting. They have also collaborated with Juilliard Arnhold Creative Associate Claire Chase as part of her Density 2036 project. Named one of New York Classical Review’s Critic’s Choice performances of 2024–25, the quartet premiered a new version of Terry Riley’s The Holy Liftoff for string quartet, flute, and electronic tape.

Highlights of the 2026-2027 season engagements include concert debuts on New York City's Schneider Concert Series and Chicago’s Dame Myra Hess series alongside regular appearances at the University of Delaware. Outside of the concert stage they will also begin production on their debut album.

The quartet has received additional coaching from David Waterman, André Roy, Min-Jeong Koh, Antoine Tamestit, members of Quatuor Ébène, Quatuor Ysäye, the Alban Berg Quartet, the Jerusalem Quartet, the Orion Quartet, the Emerson Quartet, and the Parker Quartet. Recent collaborations include performances with pianist Jeremy Denk, cellist Nina Lee, and hornist Stefan Dohr.

The quartet members individually attained their Bachelor's degrees from Mannes School of Music, New England Conservatory, the Peabody Institute, and Eastman School of Music before forming together at Juilliard. 

Photo credits: Marleen Annema and Dominic Tam.