June 2005

James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank

Sunday, June 05, 2005

As James Wolfensohn steps down as President of the World Bank to become a Special Envoy to assist with Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, he still focuses on his favorite composers – Bernstein, Mahler, Schumann and Bach. He even has a surprise concert in mind if peace comes: an amateur cellist, he plans to perform the Haydn Trio with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on the piano and a Palestinian violinist to be invited.