Portugal’s Grande Dame of the piano dies at 82
NewsMaria Olga Douwens Prats, known as Olga Prats, died at Cascais at the weekend.
A professor at the national conservatoire, she recorded two albums of Lopes-Graça and one of Braga Santos, marvellous music.
Olga Prats was indeed a great artist but the Portuguese “grande dame”is certainly Maria João Pires.