Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme
Bernstein is Professor of Orchestral Conducting and Conductor of the
Orchestra of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State (UNIRIO),
which he regularly leads in the most important concert spaces in Rio,
such as Sala Cecília Meireles and Theatro Municipal. He has
guest-conducted ensembles such as the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra
(OSB), National Symphony Orchestra (OSN-UFF) and the symphonic
orchestras of Porto Alegre, Goiânia, Recife, the Opera and Theater
Orchestra of the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, the Israel Chamber
soloists, among many others. He was Resident Conductor of the
Orchestra of Theatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro, the city’s
century-old opera and ballet theatre, and served as Music Director of
the Barra Mansa Symphony Orchestra, an “El Pojecto” type orchestra to
which he was fundamental in bringing to the forefront of the Brazilian
musical scene. His compositions – including his “String Serenade”,
“Piano Concerto n.1”, much chamber music and the sound track for the
film “The Other Side of the Street” – are being performed in Brazil,
EUA, Russia and Europe and are published by the Brazilian Academy of
Music. The comic opera “O Caixeiro da Taverna” is already in its
second production, with excellent public response. Guilherme Bernstein
has an Artist Diploma in orchestral conducting from the Hartt School
of Music, where he studied with Maestro Harold Farberman, is a BM in
conducting and MM in composition from the Federal University of Rio de
Janeiro and Doctor of Music from UniRio.