Founders Dinner 7:00 pm
Round Pond Estate
By invitation only
Opening Concert 6:30 pm
Napa Valley Opera House
Conrad Tao, piano
RNO Four Strings
Maxim Rubstov, flute
Vladislav Lavrik, trumpet
Robert Wright, double bass
Kymry Esainko, piano
Carlos Almeida, percussion
Program
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12, K. 414, string quartet version
Bolling: Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio
Bolling: Toot Suite for Trumpet and Jazz Piano Trio
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Performance sponsored by Athena and Timothy Blackburn
* Opening Night Party 8:00 pm
The Westin Verasa Napa
Hosted by La Toque Restaurant and Chef Ken Frank
* A Taste of Napa 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Calistoga Ranch
A KGO Live Broadcast event showcasing some of the region's finest wines and cuisine
*Wellness 11:30 am
Calistoga Ranch
Cabernet & Chocolate: A Prescription for Health
Presented by Dr. Melina Jampolis
* Far Niente 125th Anniversary Celebration 6:30 pm
Far Niente
Performances by Chris Botti and Joshua Bell
* Brunch 11:00 am
Seven Stones Winery
SOLD OUT
Concert 4:00 pm
Lincoln Theater Napa Valley
Joshua Bell, violin
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Alondra de la Parra, conductor
Russian National Orchestra
Mozart: Overture to the Marriage of Figaro
Mendelssohn: Double Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Eroica'
SOLD OUT
Performance sponsored by Tatiana and Gerret Copeland, and Bouchaine Vineyards
* Festival del Sole 5th Anniversary Gala 6:30 pm
Meadowood Napa Valley
Performance by the RNO Brass, a sparkling wine tasting, Artists vs. Vintners Croquet match, an exclusive auction, and gourmet dinner
Bouchaine Young Artist Concert 11:00 am
Riverbend Performance Plaza at the Historic Napa Mill & Napa River Inn
Tessa Seymour, cello
Program:
Bach: Suite No. 5 in c minor for Solo Cello
Cassado: Suite per Violoncello
Admission free but tickets required. Click here to make reservation
* Vintner's Luncheon 12:00 pm
Darioush
SOLD OUT
*Wellness 3:00 pm
Bardessono
Cabernet & Chocolate: A Prescription for Health
Presented by Dr. Melina Jampolis
* Winemaker's Dinner 6:30 pm
Residence of Claire and Steven Stull
By invitation only
* Vintner's Luncheon 12:00 pm
Pride Mountain Vineyards
Featuring a performance by Tessa Seymour, cello
Concert 6:30 pm
Castello di Amorosa
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Nina Kotova, cello
Rossetti String Quartet
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 5
Franck: Piano Quintet
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Performance sponsored by Maria Manetti Farrow and Michael Polenske
Concert 7:00 pm
Veterans Memorial Park
RNO Brass Ensemble to perform a free concert, made possible by the generous support of the City of Napa
* Dinner 8:30 pm
Kristine Ashe Vineyards
Bouchaine Young Artist Concert 11:00 am
Jarvis Conservatory
Alexi Kenney, violin
2010 Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition Grand Prize Winner
Program:
Beethoven: Sonata Op. 12 #2
Bartok: Roumanian Folk Dances
Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
Admission free but tickets required. Click here to make reservation
* Vintner's Luncheon 12:30 pm
Ma(i)sonry Napa Valley
Concert 6:30 pm
Castello di Amorosa
Nikki Yanofsky and Ensemble
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Performance sponsored by Shahpar and Darioush Khaledi
* Dinner 8:30 pm
Sterling Vineyards
* Vintner's Luncheon 12:30 pm
Tamber Bey Vineyards
Concert 6:30 pm
Castello di Amorosa
Francesco Demuro, tenor
Nina Kotova, cello
Carlo Montanaro, conductor
Russian National Orchestra
Rossini: Gazza Ladra
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major
Neapolitan songs and selected arias
with a reading by special guest Rita Moreno
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Performance sponsored by Ann and Gordon Getty
* Dinner 8:30 pm
Castello di Amorosa
Hosted by Relevé Unlimited
* Vintner's Luncheon 12:30 pm
Spring Mountain Vineyard
Stars of American and Russian Ballet 6:30 pm
Lincoln Theater Napa Valley
Dede Wilsey Dance Series
Featuring American Ballet Theater principal dancers Maxim Beloserkovsky and Irina Dvorovenko with
BOLSHOI BALLET
Marianna Ryzhkina
Dmitry Gudanov
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET
Lorena Feijoo
Vitor Luiz
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
Megan Fairchild
Andrew Veyette
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* Dinner 8:30 pm
Quintessa
Bouchaine Young Artist Concert 11:00 am
Jarvis Conservatory
Natasha Paremski, piano
Admission free but tickets required. Click here to make reservation
* Vintner's Luncheon 12:30 pm
CADE Winery
SOLD OUT
* Vintner's Luncheon 12:30 pm
Garguilo Vineyards
*Wellness 3:00 pm
Bardessono
Pleasures of the Plate: Composing a Symphony of Good Health with the SuperFoods
Presented by Dr. Wendy Bazilian
* Reception and Dinner 5:00 pm
Robert Mondavi Winery
Concert 7:00 pm
Robert Mondavi Winery
Chris Botti and Ensemble
SOLD OUT
* Afterparty
Ma(i)sonry Napa Valley
By invitation only
Lecture 11:00 am
Clos Pegase
Bacchus the Rascal:
A Bacchanalian History of Wine Seen Through 4,000 Years of Art
Presented by Jan Shrem
* Brunch 12:00 pm
Clos Pegase
Concert 4:00 pm
Lincoln Theater Napa Valley
Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano
Carlo Ponti, conductor
Volti, Robert Geary, Artistic Director
Russian National Orchestra
Program
Getty: The Old Man in the Night
Getty: La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Lieberson: Neruda Songs
Dvorak: Symphony No. 7
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Performance sponsored by Napa Valley Community Foundation
* Closing Gala 6:30 pm
The Carneros Inn
Hosted by The Carneros Inn, The Orchard at The Carneros Inn, -- a Timbers Resort, Tatiana and Gerret Copeland, and Bouchaine Vineyards