Today, an Israeli orchestra will be the first ever to perform at Bayreuth. Stephen Moss talks to the musicians risking controversy.
The hot ticket in Bayreuth on Tuesday will not be Die Meistersinger in the Festspielhaus, but an orchestral concert at the less imposing Stadthalle. That's assuming the Israel Chamber Orchestra goes ahead with its concert, so intense is the controversy provoked by its visit to the place which the street signs proclaim as Wagnerstadt - Wagner town.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jul/26/israel-chamber-orchestra-wagner-bayreuth
