Mehta goes meta with Bruckner
Mehta in action at Symphony Hall. Photo: Robert TorresHistorical and political ghosts almost seemed to haunt the recent Celebrity Series appearance of the Israel Philharmonic, which last week took the stage at Symphony Hall under the baton of longtime conductor Zubin Mehta. In fact the concert seemed thick with subtext from its first moments, as it opened with a pairing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "Hatkiva…