Bernarda Fink, daughter of Slovenian parents, was born in Buenos Aires and received her vocal and musical education at the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón where she performed frequently. 　　Bernarda Fink is one of the most sought-after singers in concerts and recitals. She has been acclaimed for her musical versatility and invited by the leading orchestras and conductors in Europe and America. Her repertoire ranges from ancient music up to music of the 20th century. She frequently appears with such well-known orchestras as the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin and Dresden, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, as well as with the best-known Baroque orchestras under such famous conductors as Daniel Barenboim, Herbert Blomstedt, Semyon Bychkov, Riccardo Chailly, Sir Colin Davis, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Valery Gergiev, Bernard Haitink, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, René Jacobs, Mariss Jansons, Riccardo Muti, Sir Roger Norrington, Trevor Pinnock, Georges Prêtre, Sir Simon Rattle and Franz Welser-Möst. 　　Bernarda Fink has appeared to widespread critical acclaim in Argentina and at the most important opera houses in Europe. Recent highlights were the roles of Cecilio/LUCIO SILLA led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt at the Theater an der Wien, Idamante/IDOMENEO in a production of Luc Bondy and Jesus Lopez Cobos at the Teatro Real in Madrid, and Irene/THEODORA under Ivor Bolton at the Salzburg Festival. She also sang Sesto/LA CLEMENZA DI TITO and Idamante in concert versions under the baton of René Jacobs, both of which were recorded and highly praised. 　　Bernarda Fink regularly appears in recital at the Wiener Musikverein and Konzerthaus, Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, Berlin Philharmonie, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Edinburgh Festival, Carnegie and Alice Tully Hall in New York. In the current season, she will again perform with Anthony Spiri at the piano at Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall London and Cité de la Musique. Furthermore 2013/2014 will bring a focus on Bach in concerts with WEIHNACHTSORATORIUM (Michel Corboz in Lisboa), MATTHÄUS-PASSION (Nikolaus Harnoncourt at Vienna Musikverein) and JOHANNES-PASSION (Giovanni Antonini at Vienna Konzerthaus and Aix-en-Provence). In Vienna she will also perform Haydn’s NELSONMESSE (Franz Welser-Möst) and Max Reger’s REQUIEM (Daniel Barenboim). Further concerts comprise Schubert’s ES-DUR MESSE (Franz Welser-Möst and  the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich), Beethoven’s IX. SYMPHONY (IVÁN FISCHER at Concertgebouw Amsterdam), Dvořáks REQUIEM (Philippe Herreweghe in Antwerpen und Gent), Mahler‘s III. SYMPHONY (Bernard Haitink in New York), Debussy‘s LA DEMOISELLE ÉLUE (Emmanuel Villaume in Ljubljana und Maribor) as well as Beethoven‘s MISSA SOLEMIS (Bernard Haitink in Zurich). In Berlin she will perform Berlioz‘ ROMÉO ET JULIETTE and LES NUITS D’ÉTÉ (Marek Janowski) as well as Mahler‘s RÜCKERT-LIEDER (Michael Gielen) at Konzerthaus and Philharmonie. 　　Bernarda Fink regularly holds master classes at the Wiener Meisterkurse, the Young Singers Project (YSP) in Salzburg, the Academy of the Festival in Aix-en-Provence, and the Schubert-Institut in Baden (near Vienna). She was also on the jury of the International Song Competition of London Wigmore Hall and the Bach Wettbewerb Leipzig as well as expert at the BBC Cardiff Singers of the World. 　　Bernarda Fink has made numerous highly acclaimed recordings. Her discography comprises more than 50 releases, ranging from Monteverdi and Rameau to Schubert and Bruckner and Schumann. Many of them have been awarded coveted prizes such as the Diapason d’Or or the Grammy. Bernarda Fink has a close collaboration with Harmonia Mundi. Recent recordings include Bach Cantatas with the Freiburger Barockorchester, and Lieder by Schumann with accompanist Anthony Spiri, Pergolesi’s STABAT MATER with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and programs with Lieder by Slovenian as well as Argentinian composers together with her brother, the baritone Marcos Fink (Grammy nomination). In  2012, albums of Dvořák Lieder (together with Genia Kühmeier), and with Spanish Songs (de Falla, Granados, Rodrigo and others) again with Anthony Spiri at the piano, were released. 　　In February 2006, Bernarda Fink was awarded the Austrian Honorary Medal for Art and Science by the Austrian Chancellor and in February 2013, together with her brother Marcos Fink, the most prestigious cultural award of Slovenia sponsored by the Prešeren-foundation for their recording Slovenija! and the related concerts.