The Festival del Sole is an annual music, food, wine, and art festival held in California's Napa Valley[1]. Founded in 2006 by Rick Walker, an arts manager and Grammy-award winning music producer, the festival attracts over 10,000 attendees annually[2]. Past performers have included Robert Redford, Joshua Bell, Renée Fleming Sarah Chang, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet[3] Festival sponsors and partners have included Tiffany & Co., Bentley Motors Limited, National Public Radio (NPR), and Bank of America.[4]
The festival's fifth season was held in July 2010 and included performances by Chris Botti, Nikki Yanofsky, and the Russian National Orchestra, among others[5].