Israeli orchestra to play Wagner in Germany
The Israel Chamber Orchestra's concert in Wagner's hometown alongside the annual Bayreuth opera festival on Tuesday will mark the first time an Israeli orchestra has played Wagner in Germany, Nicolaus Richter, the head of Bayreuth city's cultural affairs department, said today.
Tel Aviv University has refused to host the first Wagner concert in Israel since the state's foundation on the grounds that it would ``deeply hurt the feelings'' of the public, including Holocaust survivors.