Considered one of Brazil's foremost pianists of the twentieth century, she achieved international renown for her performance of Classical and Romantic works, notably those of Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, and Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, in concerts in Brazil, Europe, and the United States.
[3][6] Reviews such as these were forthcoming for the blonde-haired performer: Yara Bernette, twenty-two year old Brazilian pianist, captured the hearts of music lovers during her recent concert at Town Hall.
[7]Her first American concert tour also saw her perform in Canada, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Columbia, and Argentina.
[8] In 1955 she made her European debut, performing in Paris with the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire conducted by Heitor Villa-Lobos; she also played in Vienna, Amsterdam and London.
[3] Between 1957 and 1970 she returned to Europe for recitals and concerts, including solo performances with the Berlin Philharmonic and Philharmoniker Hamburg.
[2] In 1972 Bernette won the position of chair of the piano department at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg over a field of 130 candidates.
[3] In 1995, upon the occasion of her 75th birthday, she was feted with a recital in Hamburg by her former Hochschule students, and she recorded "Portrait" for broadcast on German television.
[3] In 1996 a concert commemorating her six-decade career was held in Santa Catarina, with Bernette playing works by Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, and Schumann.