Gilberto Bernardes was born in 1983. He is a Portuguese saxophonist and new media creator and performer.
Currently he is a digital media PhD candidate at the Engineering Faculty if University of Porto (Portugal), under the UT Austin-Portugal Program. He holds a master in music performance at the Conservatory of Amsterdam (Amsterdamse Gogeschool voor de Kunsten), a Bachelors in music performance at the Superior School of Music and Performing Arts, Porto (Portugal), and a "Premier Prix" in saxophone and chamber music at the ENM d'Issy-les-Moulineaux.
As a saxophonist performer we can highlight its presence on the International Saxophone Week (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) with the premier of "Dialogues de l'Ombre Double" from Pierre Boulez, and on the 2009 Gaudeamus Music Week at the Bimhuis (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). He has already been soloist in front of the Gulbenkian Orchestra and Banda Sinfónica Portuguesa.
Also, he is a founding member of the Oporto Saxophone Quartet (sponsored by Yamaha), duo Blank Page, and Unisax Quartet.
He is an Assistant Professor at Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espétaculo do Porto (ESMAE) , and saxophone teacher at Escola Profissional de Música de Espinho (EPME).