“Poised and monstrously talented.”—Philadelphia Inquirer Benjamin Beilman is one of the leading violinists of his generation. He has won international praise for his passionate performances and deep, rich tone, which the Washington Post called “mightily impressive,” and The New York Times described as “muscular with a glint of violence.” He appears at Ramsey Concert...
Read MoreThis is part of a recurring series of articles about the people who support the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center. Meet the Friends of Jane King. She and her husband Bruce sponsored programs at the Performing Arts Center for decades. After her death in 2023, some of her...
Read More“Shankar is firmly established as the 21st century’s most innovative sitar player.”—Pitchfork Anoushka Shankar is a sitar player who has blossomed beyond being a prodigy from a famous family. Her father, Ravi Shankar, was the best-known sitarist in the world, and she performed and recorded with him as a...
Read MoreThe renowned Baroque music ensemble Les Arts Florissants (LAF) presents a 21-city North American tour marking the 300th anniversary of Antonio Vivaldi’s beloved Four Seasons. The tour is led by young virtuoso violinist and dedicated LAF member Théotime Langlois de Swarte, and comes to Hodgson Concert Hall Saturday, March...
Read MorePianist and composer Jason Moran — Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz and MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” winner — is among the foremost jazz musicians working today. He makes his UGA Presents debut Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Hodgson Hall. He will be joined by the UGA Jazz Ensemble...
Read MoreEighth Blackbird is a four-time Grammy Award-winning contemporary music group that has been hailed as “one of the smartest, most dynamic ensembles on the planet” (Chicago Tribune). The group’s UGA Presents debut — Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Hodgson Concert Hall —includes a performance of Atlanta composer Viet...
Read MoreThis is part of a recurring series of articles about the people who support the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center. Meet Anna G. Jones, senior vice president and marketing officer of the Elberton-based Pinnacle Bank, and D. Scott Wilson, the bank’s chief financial officer and executive vice president....
Read More“This quartet offered up some of the most beautiful playing I’ve heard.”—Reading Eagle The four leading string players of one of America’s leading orchestras perform at Hodgson Concert Hall Sunday, Feb. 16, at 3:00 p.m. It is the New York Philharmonic String Quartet‘s first Athens appearance since 2019. This...
Read MoreWho doesn’t want to spend Valentine’s Day with The King’s Singers? This British ensemble has set the gold standard in a cappella singing on the world’s greatest stages for more than 50 years. They appeared in Hodgson Concert Hall during the first UGA Presents season nearly three decades ago,...
Read MoreTwo of classical music’s leading instrumentalists have been to Athens before, but never as recital partners. Sunday, Feb. 2 at 3 p.m., clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Emanuel Ax will play a varied recital in Hodgson Concert Hall. The program includes pieces by Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert, as...
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