Israel Yinon (; 11 January 1956 – 29 January 2015) was an Israeli conductor. He was a guest conductor with numerous orchestras around the world, including the

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and the

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. He specialized in reviving works of forgotten German composers who were forbidden under

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. Yinon died after collapsing onstage during a youth concert at the

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. He was 59.

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