Festival del Sole
festival del sole initially italian music festival established concept origin art entrepreneur pianist barrett wissman wife cellist nina kotova discussed organizing event somewhere world friend could make music together warm welcoming atmosphere first festival del sole held cortona tuscany incorporated vast array event including concert fine art exhibition culinary event wine tasting literary event wissman brought festival del sole napa valley become festival napa valley year festival attracted lineup world’s greatest musician artist actor chef personality including robert redford placido domingo renée fleming sting musician thomas keller antonio pappano sophia loren pinchas zukerman john malkovich midori gotō teodor currentzis maxim vengerov lang lang bobby mcferrin anthony hopkins joshua bell sarah chang jeremy iron jean yves thibaudet cecilia bartoli hélène grimaud tony bennett angela gheorghiu vittorio grigolo martha argerich david foster whoopi goldberg michael keaton al jarreau elvis costello france mayes anna netrebko sir james galway vladimir jurowski stéphane denève nikolaj znaider mikhail baryshnikov dmitri sitkovetsky salvatore accardo jonas kaufmann nigel kennedy jaap van zweden many wissman decided bring back artistic level tradition festival del sole wine country northern california partnership green music center sonoma state university executive director jacob yarrow official website