On Tuesday, mass will be said with the body present at 15:00 and funeral papers for Cascais cemetery, according to the same source.
Pianist Olga Prats died today at the age of 82 at her home in Parade, Cascais, a victim of cancer.
The pianist was distinguished by the promotion of Portuguese music.
With a career spanning 69 years, Olga Brats was the first pianist to play and record Astor Piazzola in Portugal and publish fado on piano, the musical scores from the late 19th and early 20th centuries by composers such as Alexandre Rey Colaso or Eduardo Bernay.
Throughout his career, he has preferred chamber music, highlighting contemporary productions. This taste was passed on to other pianists, Gabriela Canavellas, the former Minister of Culture, who served as her teacher.
In addition to Fernando López-Graça, she was also closely collaborating with other composers, such as Constanza Capedville and Victorino D’Almeida, to whom she dedicated several compositions.
He taught at the National Conservatory and at the Lisbon Higher School of Music (ESML) until November 2008.
Olga Prats was one of the founders of Opus in 1980, and the musical theater group Grupo Kolikviva in 1975.
