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ATHENS, Ga. —  UGA Presents is bringing Australia’s Circa Contemporary Circus to the Fine Arts Theatre for two performances of “Humans,” Jan 24 at 7:30 p.m. and Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. “Humans” features 10 acrobats in a stirring journey of what it means to be human, and how...

 ATHENS, Ga. —  The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will return to Athens Jan. 21 to perform “French Enchantment,” a program showcasing works by French composers Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré.  The 7:30 p.m. Hodgson Hall concert will feature pianist and Chamber Music Society co-artistic director...

ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents is bringing award-winning pianist Dasol Kim to Athens Jan. 15 for a 7:30 p.m. recital in Ramsey Concert Hall. He will perform a program of works by Beethoven, Scriabin and Chopin. A native of Busan, South Korea, Kim moved to Germany to study at the...

ATHENS, Ga. — The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus are returning to Hodgson Hall Dec. 15 to perform Handel’s “Messiah,” which has become a beloved Athens holiday tradition. The 3 p.m. concert will include the Christmas portion and “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s masterwork, along with Mozart’s “Exsultate, jubilate”...

ATHENS, Ga. — UGA Presents has announced that Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell will replace Patti LuPone for an Apr. 24 concert at the Performing Arts Center. “Due to her participation in the spring Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, Ms. LuPone has canceled her performance at UGA,”...

ATHENS, Ga. — UGA Presents is bringing the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus back to Athens Dec. 15  to perform a holiday favorite: Handel’s “Messiah.” The 3 p.m. Hodgson Hall concert will include the Christmas portion and “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s masterwork, along with Mozart’s “Exsultate, jubilate” and...

ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents is bringing Ireland’s Danú to Athens Dec. 5 to perform “An Emerald Isle Christmas.” Danú features lead vocalist Nell Ní Chróinín  and a band of virtuoso Celtic musicians on fiddle, flutes, button accordion, percussion and pipes. The 7:30 p.m. Hodgson Hall concert will also include...

ATHENS, Ga. —The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra returns to UGA Nov. 24 for a 3 p.m. performance in Hodgson Concert Hall with music director Robert Spano at the podium. Grammy Award-winning pianist Emanuel Ax joins the ASO for Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1. The program also includes Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian...

ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents kicks off the 2019-20 season of the Saturday Morning Club with a performance by UGA Theatre Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall. Admission is free and no tickets are required. The Saturday Morning Club is a series of fun, interactive events that...

ATHENS, Ga. —UGA Presents is bringing the Zurich Chamber Orchestra to Athens Nov. 14 for a 7:30 p.m. performance in Hodgson Concert Hall. Led by music director and violinist Daniel Hope, the orchestra will perform Vivaldi’s beloved masterwork, The Four Seasons. The program will also include concertos by Bach...