Job ter Haar studied cello at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Netherlands, with René van Ast, Lidewij Scheifes and Anner Bijlsma. He also took masterclasses with Heinrich Schiff and Valentin Berlinsky. After he graduated, he specialised in the performance of chamber music of all periods and styles. With his various ensembles, including Musica ad Rhenum, the Van Swieten Society, the Ives Ensemble and Trio Uccellini, he has recorded a large number of CDs and performed extensively in all corners of the globe. Job ter Haar also plays the lirone.