Formed in the fall of 2023 at The Juilliard School, the Prometheus Quartet is a New York City-based 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, we aim to bring 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 has 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, Natasha Brofsky, and Catherine Cho. Starting in the fall of 2025, the quartet will begin their two-year graduate fellowship at the University of Delaware studying under the Calidore String Quartet

Previously, the quartet has coached intensively with Marc Danel at the Schiermonnikoog Festival, legendary cellist and chamber musician Joel Krosnick, Timothy Eddy, and in masterclasses at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. 

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.  Rated as one of New York Classical Review Critic’s Choice 2024-25 performances, 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 Juilliard School, continuing community engagement programs at the Newark Public Library, and residencies at Chesapeake Music and the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth as one of their CMSFW2 Ensemble for the 2024-2025 season.

This summer, the quartet will be competing in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competitions and as one of the finalists of the 6th International Schoenfeld Competition. The quartet was also recently named the inaugural Emerging Artists String Quartet at the 2025 summer Music Academy of the West, studying under the Takács quartet. 

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