Yehoshua Lakner (b. Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, April 24, 1924; d. Zurich, Switzerland, December 5, 2003) was a composer of contemporary classical music. He settled in Palestine in 1941, and relocated to Zurich, Switzerland in 1963.

He studied with the American composer Aaron Copland at Tanglewood in 1952.

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