Editing Paul Paray (section)

===Last years: 1962–1979===
As a freelance, Paray was continually invited to conduct major symphony orchestras in France and mainland Europe and in North America. At the age of 80 he conducted the Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo on a tour of 43 concerts throughout the United States and Canada, from February to April 1966. A year later, replacing Munch at short notice, he took the [[Orchestre de Paris]] to [[Kiev]], Moscow, [[Leningrad]] and [[Riga]].<ref name=pp/>

In July 1977, at the age of 91, Paray conducted an orchestral concert in honour of [[Marc Chagall]]'s 90th birthday celebrations in [[Nice]]. Shortly after conducting a concert in which his old friend Menuhin was soloist, Paray died in Monte Carlo on 10 October 1979 aged 93. At his wish, he was buried in the cemetery of his native Le Tréport.<ref name=pp/>