Sonata Organi International Organ Festival

19th edition — Dante's Inferno

The 2025 edition of the Arona festival focused on the Inferno of the Divine Comedy, the first chapter of a three-year journey between music and literature. Four concerts were held, all with free admission at the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria in Arona, featuring readings from the Inferno by Maria Teresa Meardi.

The program hosted South Korean organist Hijoo Moon (May 31, with Canto I "The Dark Wood"), the Accademia Hermans duo with Alessandra Montani on cello and Fabio Ciofini on organ (June 6, "From the Hanseatic to the Adriatic," Canto V "Paolo and Francesca"), Dutch organist Stephan van de Wijgert (June 13), and German musicians Heinz-Peter and Barbara Kortmann in an organ and flute duo (June 20).