Present at this unique musical event were Kaiser Wilhelm , Dom Pedro II of Brazil , King Ludwig ( who attended in secret , probably to avoid the Kaiser ) , and other members of the nobility , as well as the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche who committed much effort to helping his then good friend Wagner establish the festival , and such accomplished composers as Anton Bruckner , Edvard Grieg , Pyotr Tchaikovsky , Franz Liszt , and the young Arthur Foote .
A lot of important people were there , including Kaiser Wilhelm , Dom Pedro II of Brazil , King Ludwig ( who came in secret , perhaps because he did not want to meet the Kaiser ) , and other members of the nobility , as well as the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche , and the composers Anton Bruckner , Edvard Grieg , Pyotr Tchaikovsky , and Franz Liszt .