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Join us in New York City on the 101st Floor of 30 Hudson Yards for a special evening of music and Napa Valley wines in support of mental health awareness and resources. Festival Napa Valley favorite Christina Maxwell sings Broadway hits and jazz standards (with a few surprises), with guests including Pasquale Esposito, Anthony McGill, Rieko Tsuchida, and musicians from the MET Opera Orchestra, high above the rooftops of Manhattan in one of the city’s most exciting and most exclusive performance spaces.
The event includes special post-performance access to the Edge, the highest sky deck in the Western Hemisphere.
The evening marks Taste of Napa's New York debut and includes a reception featuring wines from Aloft, Blackbird Vineyards, and Trinitas Cellars.
The evening benefits Project Healthy Minds, a new nonprofit for a new era of mental wellness, dedicated to democratizing mental health resources and destigmatizing the conversation.
Learn more about the Olivia Decker Power of Music Series
This event is now sold out. To be added to the waitlist, please contact the Box Office by email or 707.346.5052.
Performers
Christina Maxwell is an award-winning singer and actress who has performed worldwide, including with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and at the UN. A Festival Napa Valley favorite, she is a passionate advocate for arts programming for children and served as a Pediatric Oncology Arts Therapist for the New York City nonprofit RipRap.
Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito is an international crossover recording artist, acclaimed for his pop-opera delivery of songs. Revered as “a charismatic and dulcet-toned singer" by the San Francisco Chronicle, Pasquale has released nine records, numerous public television specials, and has toured internationally performing both original compositions as well as collections of songs that have influenced his career.
Clarinetist Anthony McGill, Principal Clarinet of the New York Philharmonic, is one of classical music’s most celebrated performers and advocates. A frequent soloist with top orchestras and director of Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program, he was named Musical America’s 2024 Instrumentalist of the Year and received the 2020 Avery Fisher Prize.
Since making her Carnegie Hall debut in 2011, pianist Rieko Tsuchida has performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. Tsuchida currently resides in New York and Paris, where her ensemble IMAGO is Ensemble-in-Residence at the Fondation des États-Unis, and she serves as Co-Artistic Director of Classical Music Collection Japan.
Venue
Peak in New York City
Peak is a stunning restaurant, bar, and event space located on the 101st floor of 30 Hudson Yards, the development’s tallest building. Peak is a modern American destination, blending stunning views of New York City with elevated menus, vibrant atmosphere, and warm hospitality. At the summit of the 1,296-foot tall tower, Peak soars one level above Edge – the highest observation deck in the Western Hemisphere.
