Born in Ghazvin, Iran, Hassan Tabar acquired a sound knowledge in the vocal art of Iranian classical music repertoire (called Radif) with Khorram-E- Ghazvini. He then started studying the santoor at the Tehran Centre for the Protection and Diffusion of Music with Mas'ud Shenâssâ. In 1982 he started teaching santoor. Having settled in France in 1985, he continues teaching there, and also performing in all of Europe. Musician, lecturer, researcher and producer, he has released five CDs of santur available on the market. He had supervised the publication of CDs collection (Genuine Iranian Music) for the French label 'Club du Disque Arabe'. He got a Bachelor degree in Musicology, a Master degree and a D.E.A. in Ethnomusicology (Paris IV - Sorbonne University). He is now preparing a PhD. He wrote a book in French (2006, L´Harmattan, Paris) : Les transformations de la musique Iranienne au début du XXe siècle (1898 – 1940)   - The transformations of Iranian Music at the begining of 20th century (1898 - 1940) - He is member of the French Ethnomusicology Society (S.F.E.).