Bernhardur Wilkinson began his musical studies at an early age as a chorister at Westminster Abbey in London. He entered the Royal Northern College of Music in 1969 where his principle study was the flute. His main teacher was Trevor Wye. flute / conductor
Bernhardur Wilkinson began his musical studies at an early age as a chorister at Westminster Abbey in London. He entered the Royal Northern College of Music in 1969 where his principle study was the flute. His main teacher was Trevor Wye.
He has attended master classes with Marcel Moyse, William Bennett and James Galway, and was appointed to the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in 1975, and has since performed frequently as soloist with various ensembles.
Bernhardur is a founder member of the Reykjavik Wind Quintet which has performed throughout the world, including the Wigmore and Carnegie halls, Sydney Opera House, and live broadcasts for the BBC.
He has conducted the Philharmonic Choir and has been the chief conductor of the chamber choir Hljomeyki since 1994. In 1999 he was appointed assistant conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. He conducted the first performance of Atli Heimir Sveinsson“s first symphony and also premiered the first symphony by the Faroese composer Sunleif Rasmussen.
His concert with the trombonist Christian Lindberg playing a concerto by Įskell Mįsson and a performance of Prokofiev symphony no.5 was broadcasted to ten countries by the European Broadcast Union.
He has conducted many concerts with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra with a great variety of repertoire.