But it is equally necessary to consider the implications for a society if there are fewer and fewer young people making music because we are economising on music schools or musical education in schools.

Rau had a deep and lifelong commitment to bringing reconciliation between Germany and its past. Only two months later (19 October 2004) a hematoma in the abdominal cavity was surgically removed. However Israeli President MoJohannes Rau Katsav supported and praised him for bridging the gap between the two states.

Johannes Rau (German pronunciation: [joˈhanəs ˈʁaʊ]; 16 January 1931 – 27 January 2006) was a German politician of the SPD.