The Estoril Lisboa Festival, which was to begin on Friday and run until the 25th, was cancelled, as well as the associated initiatives, due to the death of its creator and director, José António Piñeiro Nagy, announced today the organization.
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02/07/2026
by
Lusa
“IT IS with deep sadness we communicate the death of the teacher. José António Piñeiro Nagy, creator and director of Estoril Lisboa Festival, so all activities planned for 2026 (52nd Estoril Lisboa Festival; 24th Estoril Interpretation Contest and 62nd Estoril International Music Courses) will be cancelled ", can be read in a message published on the social networks of the festival.
The same publication adds that the funeral will take place on Saturday, at the Crematorium of Alcabideche, in Cascais, at 09:00.
This year's festival was attended by musicians such as Thomas Dunford, Jan Vermeire and Antón Cortés, performing concerts in Lisbon and Cascais.
“We Celebrate Heritage” was the motto of this edition of the Estoril Lisboa Festival, under the direction of Piñeiro Nagy, planned for several spaces of the capital – Sé, ACL, Convento dos Cardaes, Pantheão Nacional, Teatro Tivoli – and on the Cascais line, including the Auditorium Carlos Avilez, the Cultural Centre of Cascais and the Hotel Palácio Estoril, among other spaces.