“The Performing Arts Center (PAC) at the University of Georgia continually sets the standard for excellence in entertainment for the Athens community.”—Athens Banner-Herald
UGA Presents, the UGA Performing Arts Center’s series of international professional touring artists, announces its 30th anniversary season. Over the course of more than 40 events, audiences will experience world-class music, dance, and theatre — and celebrate the PAC’s 30th anniversary with a Feb. 1, 2026 gala performance by superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Other season highlights include:
Dance and Theatre — The Paul Taylor Dance Company appears with a mixed repertory program at the Classic Center Theatre (Sept. 19). The Acting Company presents Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and an adaptation of Dickens’s Great Expectations (Jan. 30 and 31, UGA Fine Arts Theatre). The Salzburg Marionette Theatre returns with their delightful production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music at the PAC (Feb. 26 and 27, 2026).
Classical Music — The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra returns to the PAC three times this season, including a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 led by music director Nathalie Stutzmann (Nov. 14). Internet comedy sensations TwoSet Violin appear Oct. 19, followed by pianist and J.S. Bach specialist Angela Hewitt (Oct. 26). Hewitt last appeared in Hodgson Concert Hall during the Performing Arts Center’s opening gala celebration in April 1996.
Jazz — Singer and MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner Cécile McLorin Salvant makes her UGA Presents debut (April 17, 2026), and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra returns with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis for two concerts (Feb. 14 and 15, 2026). Brandford Marsalis also returns with his quartet (Nov. 16), this time with a program honoring the music of Keith Jarrett.
Dance and Theatre — The Paul Taylor Dance Company appears with a mixed repertory program at the Classic Center Theatre (Sept. 19). The Acting Company presents Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and an adaptation of Dickens’s Great Expectations (Jan. 30 and 31, UGA Fine Arts Theatre). The Salzburg Marionette Theatre returns with their delightful production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music at the PAC (Feb. 26 and 27, 2026).
Nordic Dream — This miniseries of six concerts features classical, folk, and jazz musicians from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The performers include the celebrated classical pianist Leif Ove Andsnes (Jan. 21, 2026) and the atmospheric jazz of the Tord Gustavsen Trio (March 27, 2026).
“This year’s program is filled with familiar faces, fresh energy, bold creativity, and the kind of moments that stay with us long after the applause has ended,” PAC Director Jeffrey Martin says. “From unforgettable music, theatre and dance performances to meaningful conversations and events that bring us all a little closer, there’s something here for everyone.”
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UGA PRESENTS 2025-26 SEASON
Lea Salonga
Stage, Screen & Everything In Between
Thurs, Sept 11, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Fri, Sept 19, 7:30 pm
The Classic Center Theatre
Symbio
Thurs, Sept 25, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert Hall
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Tues, Sept 30, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
WILLIAM JACKSON “JACK” PAYNE MEMORIAL CONCERT
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
Sun, Oct 5, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Chris Thile
Thurs, Oct 9, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Camerata Nordica Octet
Wed, Oct 15, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert Hall
TwoSet Violin
Sun, Oct 19, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Angela Hewitt, piano
Sun, Oct 26, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Dreamers’ Circus
Tues, Oct 28, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Nathalie Stutzmann, music director
Fri, Nov 14, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Branford Marsalis Quartet
Belonging
Sun, Nov 16, 7:00 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Voctave
It Feels Like Christmas
Fri, Dec 5, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Lúnasa
An Irish Solstice Celebration
Wed, Dec 10, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Jingle All the Way
with special guests Jeff Coffin & Alash
Thurs, Dec 18, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Handel’s Messiah
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus
Norman Mackenzie, director of choruses
Sun, Dec 21, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Wed, Jan 21, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Frigg
Sat, Jan 24, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
The Acting Company
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Risa Brainin
Fri, Jan 30, 7:30 pm
Fine Arts Theatre
The Acting Company
Great Expectations
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Nikki Massoud
Directed by Devin Brain
Sat, Jan 31, 2:00 pm
Fine Arts Theatre
30th Anniversary Gala Concert
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Sun, Feb 1, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Drum Tao
Fri, Feb 6, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Haochen Zhang, piano
Tues, Feb 10, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert Hall
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Sat, Feb 14, 7:30 pm
Sun, Feb 15, 2:00 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Sphinx Virtuosi
Randall Goosby, violin
Sat, Feb 21, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert Hall
Salzburg Marionette Theatre
The Sound of Music
Thurs, Feb 26, 7:30 pm
Fri, Feb 27, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Sérgio and Odair Assad
60th Anniversary Farewell Tour
Tues, Mar 10, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert Hall
Tenebrae
Fri, Mar 13, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
Thurs, Mar 19, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Tord Gustavsen Trio
Fri, Mar 27, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert Hall
Breabach
Thu, Apr 2, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Jordi Savall
Hespèrion XXI
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Un Mar de Músicas (A Sea of Music)
Wed, Apr 8, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Quatuor Ébène
Fri, Apr 10, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert Hall
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Fri, Apr 17, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Anna Lapwood, organ
Sun, Apr 19, 7:00 pm
Athens First United Methodist Church
327 N Lumpkin St
Ballets Jazz Montréal
Dance Me: The Music of Leonard Cohen
Tues, Apr 21, 7:30 pm
The Classic Center Theatre
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Sat, Apr 25, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert Hall
Rhiannon Giddens
Tues, Apr 28, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
Sun, May 3, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
The Del McCoury Band
Fri, May 15, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
