“The world’s hottest classical ensemble or its tightest pop band? However it helps you to think about the LAGQ, keep the emphasis on superlatives for its unrivaled joy, technical elan and questing spirits.”—New York Times One of the world’s most celebrated guitar ensembles, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, is...
Read More“A potent performing team.”—The New Yorker Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han enjoy a multi-faceted musical partnership that encompasses performing, recording, and artistic direction at the highest levels. Their music making has brought them to Athens many times. They return for a recital Friday, Sept. 13 at 7:30...
Read More“The singer, songwriter and guitarist Molly Tuttle’s fingers move so quickly, she could pick your pocket without breaking stride.” —New York Times The 2024-’25 UGA Presents season opens Thursday, Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m. with a Hodgson Concert Hall performance by Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. Tuttle, a two-time...
Read MorePainter and UGA professor Joseph Peragine has his first solo show on campus since becoming director of the Lamar Dodd School of Art two years ago. Low Anchored Cloud/Spring Hoax is on view at the UGA Performing Arts Center Lobby Gallery, which is free and open to the public...
Read MoreGrammy Award winning soprano and Kennedy Center Honoree Renée Fleming. Grammy Award winning jazz singer Samara Joy. The returning Vienna Choir Boys and The King’s Singers. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra playing Messiah in December and movie music by John Williams to conclude the season. These star-studded performances are just...
Read MoreThroughout the academic year and beyond, the UGA Performing Arts Center hosts some of the leading figures in classical music, jazz, world music and more. The wide-ranging UGA Presents season concludes Friday, May 17 with a performance by singer-songwriter Patty Griffin at 7:30 p.m. at Hodgson Concert Hall. Over...
Read MoreMay 21 | The 2024-25 UGA Presents season is announced! May 22 | Season preview event in the Performing Arts Center Lobby at 5:00 p.m. (light refreshments served). Ticketing personnel will also be on hand to answer questions. June 3 | Renewals begin for anyone who purchased a curated...
Read MoreWhen the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra returns to Hodgson Concert Hall Sunday, May 5 at 3 p.m., it will have two stunning young artists in tow. Virtuosic young pianist Yeol Eum Son is the soloist in Benjamin Britten’s cheeky Piano Concerto from 1938. The conductor is Dmitry Matvienko, who will...
Read More“Surely Orliński has the most compelling, most otherworldly beautiful voice on the planet.”—ArtsATL Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński and the early music group Il Pomo d’Oro are appearing at Hodgson Concert Hall Sunday, April 21st at 3 p.m. Orliński, who is in his early 30s, models, acts and breakdances...
Read More“The quartet I would most want to hear play just about anything.”—New York The critically acclaimed, prizewinning Danish String Quartet, appearing at Hodgson Concert Hall Friday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m., is not your standard classical music group. Here’s how they describe themselves: “We are three Danes and one...
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