Chiostri e Cortili – Summer Festival of the Camerata Polifonica Siciliana

Chiostri e Cortili 2025

The 2025 edition of the Camerata Polifonica Siciliana's summer festival, the third, was held in Catania from June 6 to July 22, with seven open-air concerts in the cloister of Santa Maria di Gesù, under the artistic direction of Maestro Giovanni Ferrauto.

The program opened on June 6 with Mendelssohniana, dedicated to Felix Mendelssohn, performed by the Orchestra della Camerata Strumentale Siciliana conducted by Robert Lehrbaumer with violinist Karolina Nowotczyńska. This was followed by Lirismo e passione – da Chopin a Tchaikovsky (June 21) with conductor Lawrence Golan and pianist Lyudmil Angelov, Virtuosité with the Bellini Conservatory Orchestra (June 27), and the theatrical-musical work Pulzelle, contrasti d'amor al tempo di Federico II (July 4).

Among the most anticipated events were Mozart's Requiem in the new version completed by Giovanni Ferrauto (July 11), the tribute to Jacqueline du Pré with cellist Eugen Prochac (July 18), and the closing with Classic Treasures by the Varna International Orchestra (July 22). All concerts started at 9:00 PM, with a single admission ticket of 10 euros.