UGA Presents, the University of Georgia’s professional performing arts series, has just announced a lineup of musicians, dancers and other artists from around the world who will perform during the upcoming 30th anniversary season. Check out the official press release below for a full list of events and details on how to purchase tickets.
UGA Presents Announces 2025-26 Season
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, 2026, 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.”
BUYING TICKETS IS EASY
Securing tickets for UGA Presents performances couldn’t be easier. Subscription renewals begin May 28. New subscriptions go on sale June 16, and single tickets go on sale July 30. Visit https://pac.uga.edu/season-tickets for complete details.
To purchase tickets, call or visit the Performing Arts Center Box Office at (706) 542-4400, Mon.-Fri., 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (5-minute parking is available in the drop-off circle at the Performing Arts Center for purchasing or picking up tickets.)
UGA PRESENTS 2025-26 SEASON
Lea Salonga
Stage, Screen & Everything In Between
Thurs, Sept 11, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallPaul Taylor Dance Company
Fri, Sept 19, 7:30 pm
The Classic Center TheatreSymbio
Thurs, Sept 25, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert HallAugustin Hadelich, violin
Tues, Sept 30, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallWILLIAM JACKSON “JACK” PAYNE MEMORIAL CONCERT
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
Sun, Oct 5, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallChris Thile
Thurs, Oct 9, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallCamerata Nordica Octet
Wed, Oct 15, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert HallTwoSet Violin
Sun, Oct 19, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallAngela Hewitt, piano
Sun, Oct 26, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallDreamers’ Circus
Tues, Oct 28, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallBeethoven Symphony No. 9
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Nathalie Stutzmann, music director
Fri, Nov 14, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallBranford Marsalis Quartet
Belonging
Sun, Nov 16, 7:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallVoctave
It Feels Like Christmas
Fri, Dec 5, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallLúnasa
An Irish Solstice Celebration
Wed, Dec 10, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallBéla Fleck & The Flecktones
Jingle All the Way
with special guests Jeff Coffin & Alash
Thurs, Dec 18, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallHandel’s Messiah
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus
Norman Mackenzie, director of choruses
Sun, Dec 21, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallLeif Ove Andsnes, piano
Wed, Jan 21, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallFrigg
Sat, Jan 24, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallThe Acting Company
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Risa Brainin
Fri, Jan 30, 7:30 pm
Fine Arts TheatreThe 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 Theatre30th Anniversary Gala Concert
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Sun, Feb 1, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallDrum Tao
Fri, Feb 6, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallHaochen Zhang, piano
Tues, Feb 10, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert HallJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
with Wynton Marsalis
Sat, Feb 14, 7:30 pm
Sun, Feb 15, 2:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallSphinx Virtuosi
Randall Goosby, violin
Sat, Feb 21, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert HallSalzburg Marionette Theatre
The Sound of Music
Thurs, Feb 26, 7:30 pm
Fri, Feb 27, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallSérgio and Odair Assad
60th Anniversary Farewell Tour
Tues, Mar 10, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert HallTenebrae
Fri, Mar 13, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallSheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
Thurs, Mar 19, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallTord Gustavsen Trio
Fri, Mar 27, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert HallBreabach
Thu, Apr 2, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallJordi Savall
Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Un Mar de Músicas (A Sea of Music)
Wed, Apr 8, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallQuatuor Ébène
Fri, Apr 10, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert HallCécile McLorin Salvant
Fri, Apr 17, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallAnna Lapwood, organ
Sun, Apr 19, 7:00 pm
Athens First United Methodist Church
327 N Lumpkin StBallets Jazz Montréal
Dance Me: The Music of Leonard Cohen
Tues, Apr 21, 7:30 pm
The Classic Center TheatreChamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Sat, Apr 25, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert HallRhiannon Giddens
Tues, Apr 28, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallAtlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
Sun, May 3, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallThe Del McCoury Band
Fri, May 15, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
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