Bernardo Bessler (born 24 May 1954) is a Brazilian violinist, conductor, teacher, and producer. Bessler was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is among the leading musicians of his country. His recordings have won for five consecutive years the Sharp Award for best classical album, highlight the New York Times among "the best of the year awards" and critics awards from the French magazines Répertoire, Le Monde and Gramophone, among others. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he began his violin studies at age five with Paulina D'Ambrosio. Later he studied with Yair Kless in Israel (Rubin Academy in Jerusalem) and with Andre Gertler in Belgium.