俞伯蓀先生祖籍四川成都，一九二二年出生於故鄉。少時習戲曲及各種民族樂器，十四歲時習操縵於川派琴家陳蘊儒及龍琴舫門下；及長，與琴壇名宿查阜西、吳景略、溥雪齋等諸公遊。數十年來操縵不絕，將琴藝薪火相傳，曾創辦“蜀新琴社”、“古風國樂社”，嘗任“東坡詩琴社”社長之職，與夫人俞炎女士，將蜀派氣韻琴歌、琴樂，通過音樂會、雅集、詩詞吟唱會等，向各界作推廣介紹。
YU Bo-sun was born in 1922 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. When he was young, he learnt many traditional Chinese instruments and opera. In the age of fourteen, he learned the qin under CHEN Yun-ru and LONG Qin-fang of the Sichuan School. Later, he travelled along different parts of China and visited and made friends with qin masters ZHA Fu-xi, WU Jing-lue, PU Xue-zhai etc. He founded the Dong-po Poetry and Qin Music Association and became the leader. Besides, he also founded Shu Xin Qin Music Association and Gu Feng Traditional Music Association to promote the qin music and qin ge of the Sichuan School together with his wife YU Yan.