Background
Richter was born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1969.
Richter was born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1969.
After completing his undergraduate degrees in performance and composition, Richter accepted a scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London where he studied with guitarist Carlos Bonell.
At the age of 18, Richter was awarded the Presidential Scholarship to the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago where he began performing, composing, and eventually teaching professionally. After completing his Master"s degree at the Royal College of Music in London, Richter has performed throughout North America and Europe as a soloist and in duos with artists such as Grammy-winner David Finckel of the Emerson String Quartet, Royal College of Music Professor Carlos Bonell, and Viktor Uzur (cello) as the Richter Uzur Duo. In addition to his collections of concert music for solo guitar (published by Mel Bay and Generalized System of Preferences), Richter is an avid composer of chamber music
Richter is regularly featured on National Public Radio"s Performance Today as a soloist and with the Richter Uzur Duo.
Richter has taught at the Sherwood Conservatory of Music in Chicago and the University of Arizona and given workshops around the United States since 1995. In 2013 Lead Guitar became part of the University of Arizona where Richter is now the Director of Arts Outreach for the College of Fine Arts.