Franco Tangari made his debut in the musical world in 1970 in the supporting role of Amahal as a Menotti’s opera “Amahal and the night visitors” at the Rome Opera. In 1971 at the Scala in Milan he was Yniold in Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande under the direction of G.Prêtre. He completed his musical studies at the Civic Music School in Milan and brilliantly graduated in oboe at the B. Marcello Conservatory in Venice under the guidance of A.Caroldi.

In 1981 he won the Stresa international competition. He collaborates with important chamber groups including “Carme”, “FiatiItaliani”, “Divertimento Ensemble”, participating in numerous recordings and from 1980 became Principal Oboe of the “Camerata Strumentale” in Milan, playing throughout Italy a large part of the Baroque oboe repertoire.

In 1982 he became a permanent member of the Rai Symphony Orchestra of Milan and since 1995 he has been the cor anglaise for the RAI National Symphony Orchestra based in Turin. He has toured Japan, South America, Germany, Austria, France, Spain and conductors such as Inbal, Chailly, Pretre, De Burgos have appreciated his particularly expressive sound. In 2003 he founded the “Baroque Ensemble” of OSN Rai with which he recorded music by Bach and Zelenka, played in the Cappella Paolina in Rome for the Quirinale Concerts and in the Piemonte in Musica circuit.