Brazilian-born Rodolfo Richter was trained as a modern violinist with Klaus Wusthoff and Pinchas Zuckermann, and has studied composition with Pierre Boulez, and baroque violin with Monica Huggett at the Royal Academy of Music.

Rodolfo won first prize at the Antonio Vivaldi International Violin Competition (2001). Since then he has performed as soloist and director throughout the world, with such groups as Academia Montis Regalis (Italy), Barokkanerne (Norway), B'Rock (Belgium), Die Kölner Akademie (Germany), Harmonia Universalis (Brazil), the Academy of Ancient Music, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Hanover Band and The English Concert. He is also in demand as a chamber musician, and has collaborated in concerts and recordings with Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr, Monica Huggett, Giuliano Carmingola, Melvyn Tan, Roel Dieltiens, and Gustav Leonhardt. As director he has often worked together with singers such as Juanita Lascarro, Raquel Andueza, Simone Kermes, Gemma Bertagnolli and Bernarda Fink. Since 2002 he is a member of the acclaimed Palladian Ensemble (now known as Palladians).

He has recorded Vivaldi solo concertos for Opus 111, Bach and Telemann's triple concertos for Channel Classics, Bach's Brandenburg Concertos with AAM and Richard Egarr and Handel's trio sonatas op. 2 and op. 5 for Harmonia Mundi USA, Petersen’s violin sonatas for Etcetera, an album of sonatas by Tartini and Veracini and the first recording of the complete sonatas by Erlebach, both for Linn Records. Future recording plans include Vivaldi's concertos and music by Cage with B'Rock and an albulm of trio sonatas by Bach for Channel Classics.