Gábor Richter was born in 1981 in Veszprém, Hungary. He gained his first musical experience with the trumpet at the age of eight at the music school in his hometown of Balatonfüred, under the tutelage of Ferenc Csincsi. He demonstrated his talent at the age of 14 at the trumpet competition in Ajka, Hungary, where he won first prize. After studying at the Ernő Dohnányi Conservatory of Music in Veszprém with László Simai, Gábor Richter continued his studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest with Frigyes Varasdy and Tamás Velenczei, graduating in 2004. That same year, he became an orchestra academy member of the Berlin Philharmonic and, just two years later, was appointed 1st principal trumpeter of the Gewandhaus Orchestra.
He regularly performs with orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic or the NDR Radiophilharmonie or the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
He is a prizewinner of prestigious international competitions: 2001 Luxembourg: Gold Medal with the highest score and a special prize; 2002 Jeju, South Korea: 1st Prize; 2003 Munich, 52nd ARD International Trumpet Competition: 3rd Prize; 2005 Pilisvörösvár (Hungary), 3rd International Trumpet Competition: 1st Prize and Artisjus Special Prize. As a member of the brass quintet Small Brass, he won 1st Prize at the International Jan Koetsier Competition for Brass Quintet in Munich in 2003, 1st Prize in Jeju in 2004, and 2nd Prize in Passau.
During his studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, he participated in numerous masterclasses with Reinhold Friedrich, Max Sommerhalder, Niklas Eklund, Gábor Tarkövi, Balázs Nemes, and Bo Nilson. He completed his soloist training in the class of Günther Beetz at the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts, where he earned his master degree in 2013.