University of Chicago Presents
One of Chicago's oldest and most distinguished concert series, the University of Chicago Presents (UCP) was founded in 1943 with the goal of bringing to Chicago world-renowned artists for concerts and educational programs that would attract audiences from all parts of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. Heralded recently by the Chicago Tribune as "a model of what a classical concert series should be," UCP has been dedicated throughout its history to the presentation of classical music on an intimate scale at the highest level.
Among the musical legends who made their debuts at Mandel Hall are violinist Isaac Stern, guitarist Andres Segovia, soprano Cecilia Bartoli and The Juilliard String Quartet.
UCP offers five concert series—Classic Concert, the Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Artists-in-Residence Series featuring the Pacifica Quartet, and the Contempo series.
