Alexandre Ritter is an internationally active double bassist, professor, performer, and researcher whose career integrates artistic performance, pedagogy, and scholarly inquiry. He has been Professor of Double Bass at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil, since 2000, where he founded and leads the Double Bass Program, recognized nationally for its structural rigor, pedagogical depth, and long-term artistic outcomes. 

Ritter holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) in Double Bass Performance, with a minor in Musicology, from the University of Georgia (USA). He also completed his Bachelor of Music in Performance (Double Bass) at the same institution, graduating Cum Laude as a Presidential Scholar. His graduate training includes advanced orchestral studies at the University of British Columbia (Canada). His international artistic formation was further shaped through advanced performance studies at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana (Italy), Campus Musicale di Sermoneta, and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, where he received multiple Diploma di Merito distinctions. 

As a performer, Ritter has maintained an extensive professional career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral principal, with appointments in major orchestras in Brazil, the United States, and Canada. His artistic work is strongly connected to research-based performance, with particular emphasis on twentieth-century repertoire for the double bass and composer–performer collaboration. Highlights include the second world premiere of Sconcerto for double bass and orchestra by Armando Trovajoli, world premieres of contemporary works written for him, and authoritative research on Nino Rota’s Divertimento Concertante, published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. 

Ritter is a founding member of the Bach Brasil Ensemble and the creator of the long-term artistic and research project J. S. Bach – An Endless Journey, which explores historically informed performance, transcription, and audiovisual dissemination of Bach’s solo repertoire on the double bass. His work bridges historical research, performance practice, pedagogy, and contemporary media. 

A frequent guest artist and lecturer, Ritter has presented masterclasses, lecture-recitals, and conference papers throughout Brazil, the United States, and Europe, including events organized by the International Society of Bassists and major academic institutions. In 2026, he returns to the University of Georgia as an invited artist to present a masterclass and solo recital at the Double Bass Symposium, organized by his former teacher Milton Walter Masciadri, reaffirming a long-standing artistic and pedagogical collaboration. 

As a pedagogue, Ritter is known for a teaching philosophy grounded in long-term technical organization, musical structure, stylistic clarity, and professional preparation. His work emphasizes artistic autonomy, analytical awareness, and ethical responsibility, combining conservatory-level rigor with institutional leadership and mentorship.