Marc Lavry, a leading Israeli composer and conductor, died here last night of a heart attack at the age of 63. His musical creations included operas, symphonies, oratorios and other major works.
Born in Riga, Mr. Lavry studied music in that Latvian city and served as conductor of the Berlin Municipal Symphony Orchestra and the Riga Opera before emigrating to Palestine in 1935. He later served as conductor of the Palestine Folk Opera.
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